Six of a family killed as car plunges into canal.

GUJRAT -- At least six members of the same family were killed on Thursday night when a car they were travelling in fell into a canal in Gujrat district f Punjab, media reported.

According to police, the incident occurred near Samli village of Gujrat when the ill-fated car heading from Sarai Alamgir to Khohar fell into the upper Jhelum canal, killing six people of the same family including two children.

On receiving information, teams of Rescue 1122 and police reached the spot and fished out the bodies of six family members.

The deceased included Shahzaib, Rasheeda, Abida Perveen, Shaheen Bibi, Nadia Jawad and Saif...

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