Eight killed in Quetta road accidents

Both the mishaps occurred on Makran Coastal Highway

QUETTA: At least eight people were killed and as many injured in two separate accidents on Makran Coastal Highway on Sunday.

A passenger bus was on its way from Mand town of Balochistan to Karachi when it overturned in Buzi Pass area of the coastal highway, killing six people and injuring seven others.

“The breaks of the bus failed causing it to overturn at Buzi Top,” an official of Balochistan Levies force said, adding the deceased and injured were shifted to Uthal.



Similarly, a truck, on its way from Gwadar to Karachi, fell into a riverine in Ormara area, killing two people and injuring another.

The deceased were identified as Mehrab Khan, Ghulam Farooq, Wahid, Ayaz Ali.