Orange Line project claims four more lives

LAHORE:  The Orange Line Metro Train Project on Sunday claimed four more lives as a heavy dumper knocked down a motorbike and a Qingqi rickshaw at the construction site in Lahore, Samaa reported.

According to our correspondent, the incident took place in Lahore’s Daroghawala area where a fast-moving dumper hit a bike and a three-wheeler carrying six people.

Police and rescue officials said four people died on the spot while three others critically injured. The victims were rushed to hospital.

The dumper driver managed to flee from the scene, as the incident triggered protest by heirs of the victims who blocked roads with burning tyres. The situation was going on.

Incidents on site of the multi-billion-dollar mass transit project have claimed 14 lives since its beginning in September 2015. - Samaa