Two children killed, 13 injured as wedding bus collides with tractor-trolley in Peshawar

Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Faizi says rescue service personnel provided first aid to 15 injured people at the crash site

PESHAWAR:

Two children were killed and 13 people, including women and children, were injured when a bus carrying wedding guests collided with a tractor-trolley in the Safen area of Budh Bher, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Rescue 1122 said on Thursday.

According to the rescue service, its Peshawar control room dispatched four ambulances and medical teams to the site shortly after receiving information about the accident.

Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi said rescue service personnel provided first aid to 15 injured people at the scene, while eight of them, including women and children, were shifted to hospital for further treatment.

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A doctor later confirmed the deaths of two children among those taken to hospital, according to preliminary information shared by the rescue service. The rescue service did not provide further details about the identities of the deceased or the circumstances leading to the collision.

Rescue 1122 teams are still pursuing relief and rescue operations at the accident site.

This is a developing story...