Multiple Fatalities and Injuries Reported in Balochistan and Karachi Road Accidents

Tragically, at least 13 individuals, encompassing women and children, have perished, and numerous others sustained significant injuries in two separate traffic incidents in Balochistan and Karachi, according to police and rescue personnel reports early Thursday.

Local sources indicated that six people were killed, and 17 suffered severe injuries after a passenger bus collided with an oncoming truck in the vicinity of Zero Point in Othal, Lasbela district.

In Karachi, initial reports from Edhi rescue services revealed that seven commuters lost their lives, and 16 were injured when a bus was involved in an accident near Hub-Winder.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lasbela Atif Amir stated that the collision resulted in a standstill on the national highway. Emergency responders and authorities worked diligently to clear the roadway and provide aid to those affected.

The police official later verified that rescue operations at the location had concluded, and traffic flow on the highway had been restored.

An Edhi representative mentioned that those injured in the Hub-Winder incident, including women and children, were transported to Civil Hospital Trauma Centre in Karachi for medical attention.

In a similar incident last year, specifically on August 25, a bus transporting pilgrims fell into a ravine on the Makran Coastal Highway, resulting in 11 deaths and over 30 injuries.

Officials stated that the bus, en route from Punjab to Iran, experienced brake failure. Rescue efforts were undertaken by law enforcement and police, and the deceased were subsequently returned to their families.

This marked the second major bus accident attributed to brake failure within a week.

Previously, 28 pilgrims traveling to Arbaeen tragically died when their bus collided with a wall and overturned due to excessive speed and brake malfunction near the Taftan-Dehshir checkpoint in Yazd, Iran.

Road accidents resulting in fatalities are unfortunately common in Pakistan, frequently linked to the infrequent enforcement of traffic regulations and the deteriorated condition of roads in numerous rural regions.