Five men in their 20s died in Multan early Monday after their speeding Toyota Corolla hit a road divider on Bosan Road, crashed into the wall of a nearby plot and caught fire, rescue officials said.
All five men, who belonged to Shujaabad tehsil of Multan district, died at the scene of the crash that occurred at around 4 am, police said, adding that Rescue 1122 control room was alerted by a passerby at 4:15 am.
According to Rescue 1122, all five occupants suffered severe head injuries. Three of the deceased were identified as Muzammil, 23, Yasir, 22, and Ramzan, 28.
The authorities are yet to establish the identities of the other two men whose ages they estimate at 24 and 25.
Earlier, firefighters brought the blaze under control and rescue personnel recovered the five bodies from the vehicle before shifting them to Nishtar Hospital in Multan.
Authorities will hand over the bodies to the families after postmortem examinations and the completion of other legal formalities.
The incident adds to the number of road crashes reported across Punjab. Rescue 1122 recorded 43,160 road traffic accidents in the province during May, which resulted in 23,013 serious injuries and 434 deaths.
