LAHORE: A female passenger was killed while at least 17 other persons, most of them women, were left injured after two metro buses collided with each other near the Youhanabad bus station on Monday.
The deceased woman, who has been identified as 22-year-old Ammara Mubeen, was a student of the University of Education. Being a resident of the Kahna Nau area, she was on her way to the varsity.
CCTV footage of the accident showed two buses approaching from opposite sides before ramming into one another. Rescue 1122 officials arrived at the scene and helped evacuate the injured from the buses.
The accident-ridden buses have been removed from the tracks, and the metro bus service was suspended temporarily.
A first information report (FIR) of the incident was filed against the two buses’ drivers on the complaint of the deceased student at Nishtar Colony police station.
The complainant, in the FIR, stated that the two drivers were speeding and driving recklessly, which transpired into the accident and claimed his sister’s life on the spot.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has taken notice of the incident and ordered an investigation. He expressed concerns over the incident.
Earlier on Saturday, three people were killed in the federal capital Islamabad after a speeding vehicle plunged into a local drainage ditch.
The traffic accident took place within the jurisdiction of Kohsar police station and two people were also injured in the mishap.
In the accident, three girls died and a boy and another girl were injured. The bodies and the injured were transferred to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).
According to the police, the incident occurred due to reckless driving and speeding.
