Eight die as bus rams into rickshaw in Bhakkar

The incident comes a day after a speeding trailer hit a motorcycle in the same area, killing two of a family

A woman was among eight people dead as a bus rammed into a rickshaw in Bhakkar district of Punjab Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred in the Panj Garaien area of the district.

On Saturday, two members of a family were killed while another was injured as their motorcycle was hit by a speeding trailer in the district. The head of the family and his son instantly succumbed to their injuries while the daughter was injured.



In January, a man was killed and three others injured as a motorcycle rickshaw carrying students to their school collided with a truck on National Highway near Gambat. The rickshaw driver died on the spot while three children were injured. The police impounded the vehicle, while its driver managed to flee.

The government has in the past issued directives to disallow heavy vehicles on major highways during certain timings, but to no avail. Recently, a local news channel reported that authorities have barred heavy vehicles on Karachi's Boloch Colony bridge, but these are still seen plying on the major artery, that too, during school timings.