MULTAN,May 21st: At
least 13 people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident in
Nasirabad , some 200 kilometers north -east of Multan , rescue services said on
Saturday.District Police Officer Jhang Hamayun Masood said that Ten passengers
died on the spot and another three succumbed to injuries in Hospital.He further
said," it is an outcome of reckless driving and violation of traffic
rules,".Dr.Iftikhar Noor, officiating Medical Superintendent of DHQ
Hospital Jhang confirmed that three people died in Hospital during treatment.
Earlier they received ten bodies of passengers of ill-fated bus. However we are
trying to save the lives of other injured persons.He said that 12 people are
admitted to DHQ Hospital Jhang. Of them another four persons are in precarious
condition.According to details, the accident took place on Khushab Road in
Jhang when a bus and a mini-truck collided head-on. The ill-fated bus was
heading towards Khushab from Jhang when the accident took place on a tricky
road.Ten people were killed on the spot and eighteen injured in a collision
between bus and truck on Khushab road near Nasirabad, Jhang.According to rescue
resources, the injured have been shifted to the DHQ hospital Jhang.Punjab Chief
Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the
loss of precious lives in the accident. He condoled and sympathized with the
bereaved families, and directed to provide best possible medical care
facilities to the injured.
The deceased were identified as Muhamad Tariq, his wife, Hajra Bibi, their daughter, Kiran Bibi and Hajra Bibi’s mother, Zubaida Bibi.Separately, a shepherd identified as Sher Zaman Faqir was killed when a speeding car ran him over in Kulachi Mur on DI Khan-Zhob Road.
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