5 killed, over 13 injured as passenger bus overturns in S. Pakistan
The ill-fated bus was traveling from Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar to the southern port city of Karachi.
ISLAMABAD: MAY. 31 – At least five people were killed and over 13 others injured after a passenger bus turned turtle on a motorway near Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, local media reported on Tuesday morning.
The motorway police told local media that all the victims were shifted to the local hospitals, adding that 10 injured passengers were in critical condition.
The ill-fated bus was traveling from Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar to the southern port city of Karachi, the state television said.
According to the motorway police, most of the injured passengers were from different cities of Sindh and the country’s eastern Punjab province.
Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintained vehicles, dilapidated roads as well as negligence of road safety measures.
-Xinhua
