- Body shifted to Civil Hospital; injured during treatment.
- Sindh IG orders SSP Khairpur to supervise rescue operations.
- The authorities were told to keep the roads clear and ensure emergency relief activities.
At least 11 people – nine passengers, the driver and the conductor – were killed when a passenger car collided with a trailer carrying heavy concrete girders near Tando Masti in Khairpur district on the National Highway, rescue sources said early Sunday.
The bus was on its way from Punjab to Karachi at the time of the accident.
According to the Edhi Foundation, the bodies were taken to Khairpur Civil Hospital while the injured, reportedly ten, were treated.
Following the incident, Sindh Inspector General of Police directed SSP Khairpur to immediately reach the accident site and supervise rescue operations.
He also ordered the authorities to ensure relief operations in the surrounding areas and keep routes clear to facilitate smooth transfer of injured to hospitals.
Meanwhile, a tragic multi-vehicle road accident near Kathore on the M9 highway on Friday left at least 14 people dead and several others injured. The accident happened after an oil tanker, a bus and many other vehicles collided.
Rescue officials confirmed that the dead included women and children, and that the impact of the crash caused several passengers to fall from a bridge.
Police said the bus involved in the accident was driving on the wrong side of the road at the time. A first information report (FIR) has been filed at Gadap police station on behalf of the state covering culpable homicide, negligent and reckless driving and other relevant sections.
According to the FIR, the accident happened around 3.40 pm when an oil tanker lost control and collided with a trailer and another vehicle. After the first collision, the bus and a vehicle coming from the wrong direction overturned.
The FIR further stated that the oil tanker driver died on the spot, while the driver and passengers of the other vehicles were also killed.
