At least 11 people were killed and 30 were injured in separate road accidents in Khanewal and Kallar Kahar on Thursday. According to details, a Raiwind-bound bus carrying 51 passengers, who were going to participate in a religious congregation, rammed into a truck due to brake failure on the motorway, killing six people and injuring 27.
The Motorway Police confirmed that the bus (registered number K-6225) collided with the truck (registered number Z-6751) due to brake failure.
Rescue teams moved 15 injured passengers to the DHQ Hospital, Chakwal, and 12 others to Fuji Foundation Hospital. The three deceased passengers have been identified as Naimatullah, Mohammad Shafiq and Daud. The second road accident took place in Khanewal where five passengers including two girls and three men were killed and three others were injured when a car collided with a bus near Hussaini Chowk. Rescue officials have blamed the driver’s negligence for the accident. The injured have been shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Khanewal.
