ISLAMABAD, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in separate fog-related accidents in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Sunday, local media reported.
The Dunya TV said that six people of a family were killed when their car fall into a canal in central Multan district of the province.
In a separate accident in the neighboring Vehari district, two people were killed when a truck hit their bike due to low visibility.
In Sargodha district, two brothers were killed when their bike was ran over by a car. The car driver could not judge the bike coming from opposite direction due to poor visibility due to the dense fog.
Four people were killed and several others injured in a van-bus collision in Narowal district for poor visibility.
The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Motorway was closed for traffic due to dense fog.
Traffic police officers asked public to use fog lights and avoid unnecessary travel during early morning and night to avoid accidents.
The local weather office said that foggy weather is likely to persist in the plains of Punjab during the next 24 hours.
