Pakistan: 18 killed as speeding-trailer rams into bus in Hyderabad
At least 18 people, including three of a family, returning from a wedding function were killed in a road accident in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh early today, police and rescue officials said. Another 30 people suffered injuries and have been hospitalized. The accident took place when a speeding trailer rammed into the bus in Hala area of Pakistan's Hyderabad district. Here's more.
Victims had gone to attend a wedding
The police said the bus had stopped along a national highway to change a deflated tire when the trailer bumped into it from behind. The victims were all residents of Hyderabad and were returning from Sakrand, where they had gone to attend a wedding, police said. Officials at the Edhi ambulance service said that they shifted 30 injured to Hala and Hyderabad civil hospitals.
Road-accidents common in Pakistan due to reckless driving, bad roads
Six people were critically injured. According to reports, cranes were being used to lift the wreck as rescue officials fear that there could be more people trapped underneath it. Road-accidents have become common in Pakistan. Most of them are due to reckless driving, bad roads.
