18 die, 37 injured in Punjab, Sindh road accidents

FATEH JANG/NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: At least 18 people were killed and 37 sustained injuries in two separate traffic accidents on Monday, including a bus overturn incident near Punjab’s Fateh Jang and a collision between a wedding van and trawler in Sindh’s Naushahro Feroze.

Eleven people, including six women and five men, were killed after a bus overturned on the M-14 Motorway near Fateh Jang. Rescue officials told the media that the number of those injured in the accident stands at 22, adding that the victims hailed from Bahawalpur, Vehari, Sharaqpur and Islamabad.

Rescue officials said that six people, including three women, have been shifted to the Benazir Bhutto Hospital, whereas one injured has been transferred to Islamabad and District Headquarter Hospital, each.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Motorway Police said that a bus, travelling from Bahawalpur to Islamabad, met with a deadly accident due to driver’s negligence. Motorway Police Inspector General Riffat Mukhtar has ordered an immediate investigation into the bus accident. Directing the best medical facilities to the injured, the IG expressed sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families.

In another road accident, a joyous wedding celebration turned into a tragic nightmare after a collision between a wedding van and a trailer claimed seven lives on the spot while 15 others got injured in Naushahro Feroze district.

The accident took place near the Moro Qaumi Char Meal area of Kindyaro early Monday morning. Police sources told Geo News that the victims’ bodies and injured people were shifted to a local hospital, whereas, eight critically wounded passengers were taken to Nawabshah. The sources added that all victims belonged to the Tagar tribe and were returning home after attending a wedding ceremony.