Bus-van collision: At least 20 injured in Jaffarabad road crash

Doctors said the condition of five injured passengers was critical

JAFFARABAD:


At least 20 passengers were injured when a passenger bus and van collided near Jamali bypass in the Dera Allah Yar area of Jaffarabad district on Monday.



Station House Officer, PS Dera Allah Yar, Daud Khoso, told APP that the bus overturned after colliding head on with the van coming from opposite side.


As a result, 20 passengers sustained injuries. Rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the injured to hospital.


Doctors said the condition of five injured passengers was critical.


Some of the injured were referred to Civil Hospital Larkana. SHO Khoso said that the passenger bus was coming from Qaidi Shakh area to Dera Allah Yar and van was on the way from Dera Allah Yar to Usta Muhammad.


It is noted that fog has gripped the entire region, due to which road accidents were being reported.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2015.
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