Police say driver of trailer fled scene. PHOTO: FILE
Sixteen others were injured in the collision. The injured were taken to local hospitals for medical assistance and two of them succumbed to their injuries. Hafizabad is a small city located about 50kms from Gujranwala, northern Punjab.
Pakistan has one of the world’s worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
Previous accidents
On March 22, two collisions between two passenger coaches, and two trucks on the RCD Highway between Quetta and Karachi had left at least 38 people dead and 15 others critically injured.
The accident had taken place in the Gadani area of Lasbela district and the injured were taken to hospitals in Hub as well as Karachi for medical assistance. Women and children were among the deceased.
At least 10 people including two children and as many women were killed on March 23 when a bus had fallen down a hill just northeast of Islamabad.
The bus, which was carrying 20 passengers from the hill town of Murree to Rawalpindi, had lost traction on a slippery road amid rainfall, rolling on its side as it fell down a slope.
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Unless we not get rid of these ruling families people are destine to die to road accidents as there is now insuring force on grounds
its nothing but a bad governance , this is probably 4th most fatal accident and we are still only commenting and counting , For God sake pass the bill , do some action get the case studies from neighbouring countries to prevent these accidents .
too mush traffic on roads are one the reason, if we maintain and improve our railway we can bring down traffic rush and such collision to much less in no.maintaning roads and vehicles should be must before allowing to come on highways.