Two Killed, 13 Injured in Road Accident

News Desk

Bahawalpur: At least two passengers were killed and 13 others injured as their passenger coach overturned due to dense fog in the Kot Khalifa area of the National Highway in Bahawalpur on Tuesday morning.

According to police, Punjab Emergency Service Department,  and Rescue 1122 sources, a passenger coach en route from Karachi to Bhakkar overturned near the Bhalka bridge in the Kot Khalifa area along the Karachi-Lahore national highway.

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Tragically, two passengers lost their lives at the scene, while 13 others sustained critical injuries. Of these, two are reported to be in a very serious condition. Promptly, rescue teams and ambulances from the Punjab Emergency Service Department swiftly arrived and transported the deceased and injured to a hospital in the Taranda area.

According to police sources, heavy fog severely reduced visibility to a few metres, leading the driver to veer off the road, causing the coach to overturn. The investigation into the incident was underway until the filing of this report.

According to ARY