A passenger coach travelling from Karachi to Rahim Yar Khan overturned at Hattri, near Hyderabad, on Sunday. At least six people were injured in the accident.
The passenger coach was speeding along the inner-city road when it came at a diversion at Hattri. According to eyewitnesses, the driver tried to overtake another vehicle at the diversion but the coach overturned as there was a large crater in the road. Sources said the road is under construction since a few months and accidents have become a norm on this thoroughfare.
The injured, identified as 70-year-old Neeho, son of Ali Hassan, 73-year-old Asif Sarwar, 65-year-old Noor Bibi, Ameer Hamza, Shazia and Umer, were taken to the Civil Hospital, Hyderabad, where they were given first aid.
Meanwhile, the police claimed they had apprehended the driver but will not register an FIR.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 26th, 2015.
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