12 deaths reported in dumpers related accidents in four weeks.

SARGODHA -- Twelve people were hit to death by dumpers in various parts of the district during the last four weeks. District Police Officer (DPO), Muhammad Tariq Aziz told reporter here on Sunday that a survey revealed that dumper trucks were being altered, modified, and in some cases even manufactured in and around the city. Local mechanics are modifying/altering the loader-trucks without adopting prescribed procedures and using proper machinery, in violation of rules and regulations. He said the loader trucks were being manufactured with simple iron sheets and iron girders in different areas of the city including Pull-111, Azam Market, General Bus Stand, Kabari Bazaar, 46 Adda, Jhal-Chakian and other places. "No inspection of locally made dumper-trucks is ever carried out by any department, while the traffic police challan big vehicles only when they enter the city," a truck driver said...