At least 27 people were killed and over 40 were injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Indus Highway in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, officials said.
The bus was travelling from Sialkot to Rajanpur.
Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Dr Irshad Ahmed confirmed that 29 people, including women and children, had died in the incident. He said rescue officials reached the site soon after the accident, adding that dead bodies and the injured where being transferred to the DHQ Teaching Hospital DG Khan.According to the hospital management, four of the injured were in a critical condition.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid expressed his sorrow over the deaths in the accident. He said the incident was nothing less than a “calamity” for people going back home for the upcoming Eidul Azha holiday.”May God raise the dead to a higher level in Paradise [and] give the family the courage to bear the trauma,” he tweeted.
The incident happened close to Taunsa By-Pass when a passenger bus traveling from Sialkot to Rajanpur collided with a trailer, leaving 27 people dead and numerous others injured.
When rescue crews arrived, they moved the injured and dead to a hospital. Rescue sources predict that the accident’s death toll may rise because other injured people were in severe condition.
Sardar Usman Buzdar, the chief minister of Punjab, expressed regret for the loss of innocent lives and gave the go-ahead to provide the finest medical care possible to those hurt in the tragedy.
