RAJANPUR: At least nine persons were killed, and 39 others were injured in a road accident at Indus Highway in Rajanpur district, rescue officials said on Wednesday.
A bus carrying passengers from Karachi to Dera Ghazi Khan met a deadly mishap when collided with road divider in Rojhan leaving eight people dead on the spot, officials said.
The deceased included women and children, rescue agencies said. The dead bodies and the injured were shifted to Rajanpur District Hospital.
The death toll increased to nine as a passenger succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
“Among 39 injured, 13 have been in a precarious condition,” according to officials.
Five persons were killed in a road accident in Multan on Monday when a speedy car hit the road divider.
The road mishap took place in the historic city of Multan when a speedy car crashed with the road divider at Bosan Road causing fire in the vehicle’s engine, officials said.
“The firefighters extinguished the fire in the car, retrieved five dead bodies from the vehicles and shifted them to the Nishtar Hospital of the city,” rescuers said.
Three persons died in the accident have been identified as Muzammil 23, Yasir 22 and Ramazan 28 years of age.
The identities of two other deceased, also in their 20s, with 25 and 24 years of age, have yet to be established, rescue officials said.
The deceased belong to Shuja Abad tehsil of Multan district.