New Delhi: A minimum of 20 individuals have been killed, whereas six had been injured in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker within the Punjab province of Pakistan on Tuesday (August 16). As per experiences, the bus was travelling to Karachi from Lahore carrying 26 individuals, together with a driver and conductor. The accident happened on a motorway in Multan, some 350 km from Lahore, reportedly due to overspeeding.
As many as 18 passengers had been burnt alive on the spot after each the bus and tanker caught fireplace because of the collision. Eight injured individuals had been admitted to a hospital the place two succumbed to their wounds throughout the therapy.
“Twenty people have perished in a collision between a bus going to Karachi from Lahore and an oil tanker. After the collision, both the bus and tanker caught fire and the passengers were burnt alive” a Rescue 1122 spokesperson stated.
He added that six passengers who suffered burn accidents had been shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan the place their situation is claimed to be vital.
“Most bodies of the perished passengers are burnt completely and beyond recognition. These bodies will be handed over to the families after a DNA test,” he knowledgeable.
In the meantime, Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi has expressed grief over the lack of lives within the accident and directed the administration to cooperate with the households of the deceased to determine them.
This, notably, is the second main street accident within the province within the final three days. Earlier on Saturday, 13 individuals had been killed after a loaded truck collided with a passenger bus.
(With company inputs)
