Nowshera: As many as 12 people were killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Nowshera Virrkan area of Gujranwala district in the wee hours of Friday.

According to police, two Toyota vans collided with a dumper truck near Gujranwala. As a result, 12 people were killed and eight others injured.

Those who died in the accident include Muhammad Aslam, Gulzar, Muhammad, Ilyas, Hoorain Fatima, Munawar Bibi, Asiya Bibi, Asima Bibi, Khalida Bibi, Fouzia Bibi, Haleema and van driver Haji Irfan.

All the deceased were residents of Rahmanpura, Alam Chowk Girjakh, Gujranwala. The driver of the dumper truck fled from the scene after the incident.

The rescue teams reached the spot soon after the accident and shifted the bodies and injured to the hospital while police started an investigation.