Three killed, seven injured in Pakpattan road crash

PAKPATTAN: At least three people were killed and seven others sustained injuries as a speeding passenger bus rammed into a roadside tree at Sahiwal road here on Saturday (today).

As per details, a passenger bus heading to Faisalabad from Fort Abbas collided with a tree at Sahiwal road this morning, resulting in death of three passengers including two women, while seven other passengers were wounded in the mishap.

The injured and the bodies were transported to Taluka Headquarters Hospital (THQ) Arifwala.

In another road crash incident on November 8, at least eight people lost their lives and 20 others including children and women were injured in a collision between a passenger bus and trailer at Indus Highway near Dadu.

The passenger bus was heading to Karachi from Larkana when the accident took place. According to police, the fatal mishap occurred when the drivers of both the vehicles tried to overtake each other amid  intense fog and poor visibility on the road.

The injured and the bodies were moved to Civil Hospital, Dadu. Some of the victims were also moved to hospital in a police mobile.