Three-vehicle collision leaves five dead, 20 injured in Khuzdar
- By Web Desk -
- May 15, 2019
KHUZDAR: At least five people were killed and twenty others sustained wounds in a road crash at National Highway in Khuzdar on Wednesday morning, ARY News reported.
As per details, the collision involved three passenger buses at Khuzdar’s area of Wadh at National Highway, resulting in death of five persons on the spot.
According to the deputy commissioner the bodies and the injured were moved to the hospital for medical treatment.
Detailing the cause of the incident, the local police said a speeding bus collided with two other passenger buses that were parked along the road.
On February 6, at least 15 passengers had burnt to death, when a passenger coach had caught fire after smashing into a wagon at the Indus Highway in Karak.
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The dreadful road crash had taken place near Tabi Kho Stop as a DI Khan-Peshawar bound passenger coach rammed into a wagon, coming from opposite side, resulting in death of 13 passengers on the spot.
Soon after the incident, the locals had reached the spot and moved four injured passengers to a nearby medical facility, but two of them had succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll to 15.