Faisalabad:
Eleven members of a single family – including a mother and her two daughters – lost their lives, and several others were injured, including four children, in a deadly collision between a passenger bus and a Qingqi Rickshaw on Lahore Road near Lundianwala.
The victims returned home after spending Eid holidays when the Lahore-Bunded bus (registration number LRO-2562) hit Rickshaw due to the driver’s alleged negligence.
The accident occurred within Lundianwala’s police station jurisdiction.
The on-site killers include 35-year-old Mumtaz Bibi; Her daughters, 14-year-old Muscle and 15-year-old Iman; 12-year-old Faizan; 35-year-old Shazia; 26-year-old Shehzad; 18-year-old Amina Bibi and 15-year-old Humaira.
Several others were seriously wounded in the crash: 12-year-old Amina, 7-year-old Hassan, 14-year-old Aliza, 8-year-old Salman, 10-year-old Nouman, 14-year-old Sargam and 35-year-old Nazia.
They received first aid from Rescue 1122 staff and then switched to Civil Hospital Faisalabad.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the quick bus tried to overtake another vehicle and collided head-on with Rickshaw with the family. Rickshaw was completely crushed.
Despite the accident that occurred near a police station, it took the authorities hours to arrive on stage. Bodies of five of the deceased, including children, remained lying on the road for hours before being moved to Jaranwala Hospital after the first police formalities.
Police have taken both the bus and Qingqi Rickshaw in custody, while efforts are underway to arrest the drivers, both of whom fled the stage after the accident.
A large number of locals gathered on site after the crash, resulting in serious traffic disorder on the road.
Police confirmed that the deceased everyone was part of the same family and was on his way home after the Eid break when the tragedy took place.
