At least seven killed, 16 injured in bus-trailer collision on Hazara Motorway

Motorway Police says investigation has been launched to determine cause of accident

ISLAMABAD:

At least seven people were killed, and 16 others were injured when a bus travelling from Hunza to Rawalpindi collided with a trailer near the Havelian interchange on the Hazara Motorway on Friday, a Motorway Police spokesperson said.

According to the spokesperson, the bodies of the deceased and all injured passengers were shifted to Ayub Medical Complex and Benazir Hospital, and an investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the accident.

A day earlier, at least 11 people, a Patrolling Police official and a Para Force personnel, were killed and 33 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck on Depalpur Road. The accident occurred near 17 SP Stop when a bus travelling from Multan to Kasur collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction.

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Last week, five wedding party members, including a couple and a woman, were killed while eight others, including children, were injured when a car collided with a coaster on the M-4 Motorway near Sahianwala Interchange.

The coaster, carrying wedding guests from Narowal to Khachian, Barnala, collided with the car travelling from Faisalabad towards Pindi Bhattian near Ganna Bridge in the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company area. The coaster overturned onto the car, killing five people on the spot.

Earlier, in October, one person was killed and several others injured in a collision involving three to four vehicles near Muradai Stop on the Badin-Thar Coal Road.

A tractor-trolley was reportedly parked on the main road when an approaching oil tanker and a Mazda pickup lost control and collided, resulting in the accident.