Fatal bus crash kills eight and injures thirty on Hazara Motorway
Eight people died and thirty were injured after a passenger bus crashed into a dumper truck near Havelian Interchange on the Hazara Motorway early Friday morning.
Rescue teams respond to crash site
Immediately following the incident, Rescue 1122 Abbottabad sent out seven ambulances along with a rescue vehicle. District Emergency Officer Hafeezur Rehman led the operation to provide relief at the scene. Rescue personnel administered first aid before shifting all thirty injured passengers to Ayub Medical Complex. Four of these patients were in critical condition upon arrival at the hospital. Eight deceased individuals from Gilgit were moved to different locations according to reports. One body went to Type-D Hospital in Havelian while four went to Ayub Medical Complex. Three bodies were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Abbottabad for identification and processing.
Earlier accidents claimed more lives
A separate road accident near Pakpattan claimed eleven lives and injured thirty-three people just a day prior. Last week, five people died when a passenger bus plunged into a drain in Punjab's Hafizabad district. A tractor-trolley flipped close to Khusor Road in Bhakkar, causing the deaths of four individuals, among them two women and two children. A case was filed by police against the tractor-trolley driver after the incident due to alleged negligence. The tractor was carrying passengers from Tank to Sargodha when it flipped late at night.
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- Dawn
- Business Recorder
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