At least 16 passengers including women and children were killed while 21 others injured when a bus carrying wedding guests overturned in Jhal Magsi, a district in central Balochistan late Friday night.
According to police, the ill-fat
ed bus was on its way to Shikarpur from Khuzdar. The bus overturned when it reached Bareecha area, killing 16 persons. According to Levies’ sources,’ the injured have been shifted to
Civil Hospital Jhal Magsi f
or treatment.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed grief sorrow over the loss of precious
lives in the Jhal Magsi a
ccident. On January 24, at least three people died and 10 others sustained injuries in a road a
ccident in Hub.
According to rescue sources, the incident occurred due to head-on collision among passenger bus and a truck near Gaddani morr in Hub, resulting in the killing of three people. Getting the information, the rescue teams reached the spot and moved the bodies and injured to nearby medical facility.