US EditionPakistan road crashes kill at least 24 people and injure 45 others
- On Saturday, two accidents in Sargodha district and near Hud Goth killed at least 24 and injured over 50, officials said.
- Authorities blamed poor winter visibility and driver speed after thick fog across Punjab reduced visibility, causing the coach en route from Karachi to Gwadar to lose control and flip, police said.
- In Sargodha, the truck carrying 23 people plunged from the Galapur Bangla bridge into a dry canal, killing 14 including seven crushed beneath it, with nine injured shifted to THQ hospital.
- Emergency teams reached both crash sites quickly and launched rescue operations, with Pakistan Army rescue team and Pakistan Navy transferring victims to THQ and PNS Darmanjah; critically injured are airlifted to Karachi via Pakistan Navy ATR aircraft.
- Officials warned drivers to take extra care during foggy winter conditions as poor visibility made driving dangerous and some passengers were en route to a funeral.
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5 From Gujarat Killed After SUV Hits Road Divider On Punjab Highway: Cops
Five Gujarat residents, including a woman constable, were killed when their sports utility vehicle hit a road divider on a national highway near Gurthari village in Punjab's Bathinda district on Saturday, police said.
A Fortuner car collided with a divider near Gurthari village in Bathinda, Punjab, resulting in a horrific accident. Five people, including a female police constable, were killed. All were residents of Gujarat and were on a trip. Morning fog is believed to be the cause of the accident. Police are investigating, and the bodies have been sent to Bathinda Government Hospital.
Nine killed, 36 injured as passenger coach overturns on Makran Coastal Highway
At least nine people were killed and 36 others injured when a passenger coach overturned on the Makran Coastal Highway near Gwadar in Balochistan, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred near the Hudd Goth area of Ormara when a Karachi-bound coach travelling to Jiwani lost control and overturned due to overspeeding, according to Coastal Highway police. The vehicle belonged to a private transport company, Al Usman. SP Aslam Bangulzai state…
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