Bus-trailer collision leaves six dead in Muzaffargarh

MUZAFFARGARH: At least six people, including women and children, were killed and 18 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer near Muzaffargarh’s Langar Sarai area, rescue officials said on Saturday.

The ill-fated passenger bus was heading to Lahore from Ali Pur when the accident occurred.

As a result, six people lost their lives in the tragic accident, while 18 others sustained injuries. Soon after the incident, the rescue officials reached the site and shifted the injured and deceased to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Meanwhile, police have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Road accidents are not uncommon in Pakistan and occur frequently due to various reasons including driver negligence, road and weather conditions etc.

Last month, at least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in separate road accidents in Ghotki, Dera Ismail Khan, Layyah and Chichawatni in a single day.

Three individuals lost their lives and more than eight were injured when a speeding truck overturned on Motorway M-5 near Sindh’s Ghotki.

The deceased and injured were all from Muzaffargarh’s Alipur Jatoi area, Motorway Police had said.

In another incident, four people were killed and two others injured when a car veered off the road and plunged into a ditch while coming from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s DI Khan’s Al Markalan village.

Separately, in another road mishap, a speeding bus was involved in an accident near Nawan Kot, resulting in the death of two individuals and injuries to 26 others, rescue officials had said.