Couple killed as car plunges into canal

SARGODHA, Aug 17 (APP):A couple was killed when a car plunged into a canal in the precincts of Piplan police station.
Police said on Thursday that Muhammad Ilyas(34) r/o piplan city along with his wife Mahpara (29) was traveling in a car on Sargodha, Mianwali road when it plunged into a canal after its tyre burst near Chak 291ML.
Both died on the spot.
Rescue-1122 retrieved the bodies and shifted to the hospital.
Police were investigating.