At least three dead in Karachi bus-rickshaw collision

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KARACHI: At least three people were dead in a collision between a bus and a rickshaw near Hub Chowki, Karachi on Sunday, ARY News reported.

As per details, the accident occurred near Hub Chowki where an over-speeding bus collided with a rickshaw and motorcycle resulting in the death of three people including a woman and girl.

On October 11, at least 12 people were dead and 11 others sustained injuries in a collision between a car and van in Khairpur.

According to Deputy Commissioner, the accident occurred in Khairpur where a Sukkur-bound van collided with a car resulting in the death of 12 people.

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The administration stated three dead bodies were shifted to Khairpur and nine others to Sukkur hospital whereas 11 other injured were moved to Khairpur hospital.

In a separate incident, at least 13 people, including five women, were killed and 31 others injured when a bus veered off the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway and overturned near Kallar Kahar.

The police, in a statement, said the driver lost control over the steering apparently due to a ‘brake failure’. It was around 3.30 pm when the Jhang-bound bus (BBA452) was passing through Kallar Kahar and its driver lost control over the steering due to ‘brake failure’.