Burn victims: 10 injured as coach catches fire

The police have yet to determine the actual cause of the fire.


Our Correspondent January 22, 2013
The police have yet to determine the actual cause of the fire. PHOTO: FILE

SUKKUR: More than 10 people were injured when a passenger coach, bound for Larkana from Karachi, caught fire near Ghulam Muhammad Bhand village in Dadu district on Monday.

The passengers broke the windows of the coach and jumped on the road to save their lives.

Five of the passengers, including Suhrab Chandio and Sudheer Junejo, are in a critical condition.

According to the passengers, the fire started at the back seat and may have occured due to a short-circuit in the coach's air-conditioner.

The police have yet to determine the actual cause of the fire.

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