At least seven killed in Sargodha bus-van collision

Three critically injured students shifted to hospital

At least seven people, including six students, were killed in a crash in Sargodha on Tuesday, Express News reported.

The students and the driver were killed when their van collided with a passenger coach on Gujrat road near Salam Interchange.

According to local police, at least three critically injured students had been shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.



Statistics shared by Rescue 1122 showed that three people died while 1,090 were injured in 982 road traffic crashes in all 36 districts across the province during October 6 and 7.

The stats further added that 625 people were critically injured and were shifted to different hospitals whereas 462 people who sustained minor injuries were treated at the site by rescue medical teams.

In addition to this, 796 motorbikes, 131 rickshaws, 93 cars, 45 vans, 13 passenger buses, 26 trucks and 118 other types of vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the road traffic accidents that were reported.