At least 12 killed in road accidents across Punjab, KP

At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while four children were hurt when a school van overturned in Karachi, rescue officials and police said.

Seven people were killed and 23 injured when a passenger coach travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi collided with a dumper on the Hazara Motorway in Abbottabad, Rescue 1122 said.

Abbottabad Deputy Commissioner Hamidullah Khan confirmed the casualties, saying the injured were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital and Ayub Medical Complex, where emergency measures were put in place.

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He said rescue teams were dispatched to the scene and shifted the injured to the two hospitals.

Four killed in Bhakkar tractor-trolley accident

In a separate incident, four people, including two women and two children, were killed when a speeding tractor-trolley overturned near Bali Head on the Hito Khasor Road in Darya Khan, Bhakkar police said.

The police said all those travelling on the tractor-trolley belonged to the same family and were heading from Tank to Sargodha. The accident took place late at night.

Patrolling police personnel from Qureshianwala pulled the injured from the overturned vehicle and, with the help of Rescue 1122, shifted them to hospital. The station house officer of Darya Khan Saddar police station and rescue teams also reached the site after receiving information about the accident.

Police registered a case against the driver on charges of negligence, carelessness and speeding.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz expressed grief over the loss of life and extended her condolences to the bereaved family. She also directed officials to ensure the injured received the best possible medical treatment.

Officials express condolences over Hazara Motorway crash

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the Hazara Motorway accident and offered condolences to the families of those killed.

He said he shared the grief of the bereaved families and urged the relevant authorities to ensure the injured received the best possible medical facilities. He also prayed for the victims and wished those injured a speedy recovery.

KP Information Adviser Samar Haroon Bilour also expressed grief over the collision between the passenger coach and dumper, describing the loss of lives as irreparable.

She said she stood with the bereaved families in their hour of grief and urged the authorities to ensure the injured received the best possible medical care, adding that no negligence should be tolerated in their treatment.

One killed in M-4 collision

Separately, a car travelling near Abdul Hakeem on the M-4 Motorway rammed into the rear of a tanker, leaving a 75-year-old man dead and three others injured, Rescue 1122 Multan said.

The injured were identified as 48-year-old Muhammad Faheem, 36-year-old Shoaib and 22-year-old Ahmed. The deceased and injured were from Muzaffargarh, and the car was travelling from Lahore to Muzaffargarh.

Rescue workers provided first aid to the injured before shifting them to the Rural Health Centre in Abdul Hakeem.

In Karachi, four children were injured when a school van overturned near Power House Chowrangi in New Karachi. Rescue officials said the children were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.