At least 10 people were killed and 44 injured in a Rajanpur bus accident on Wednesday morning, when a speeding passenger bus hit a road divider and overturned on the Indus Highway, Rescue 1122 said.
The crash happened at around 5:45am in the Bangla Hidayat area of Rojhan tehsil. The dead include seven men, two women and a girl.
Injured Shifted to Hospitals
Thirty-eight of the injured were taken to Rajanpur DHQ Hospital. Four critically injured passengers were referred to Dera Ghazi Khan, and two others to Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan. Rescue 1122 sent 10 ambulances, two rescue vehicles and 35 rescuers from Rajanpur, Jampur and Rojhan.
Case Against Driver and Owner
Rajanpur Deputy Commissioner Imran Ranjha said a case would be registered against the bus driver, who fled after the accident, and the bus owner. Senior district police and administration officials reached the site to oversee the rescue work.
Rajanpur Bus Accident Adds to Road Safety Concerns
The accident comes two days after five young men died in Multan when their speeding car hit a divider and caught fire. According to Rescue 1122, around 1,352 road traffic incidents are reported across Punjab every day, with an average of 14 deaths.
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