HAFIZABAD: A collision between a truck and a bus in Hafizabad left four people dead on the spot on Tuesday, Express News reported.
Sixteen others were injured in the collision. The injured were taken to local hospitals for medical assistance and two of them succumbed to their injuries. Hafizabad is a small city located about 50kms from Gujranwala, northern Punjab.
Pakistan has one of the world’s worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
Previous accidents
On March 22, two collisions between two passenger coaches, and two trucks on the RCD Highway between Quetta and Karachi had left at least 38 people dead and 15 others critically injured.
The accident had taken place in the Gadani area of Lasbela district and the injured were taken to hospitals in Hub as well as Karachi for medical assistance. Women and children were among the deceased.
At least 10 people including two children and as many women were killed on March 23 when a bus had fallen down a hill just northeast of Islamabad.
The bus, which was carrying 20 passengers from the hill town of Murree to Rawalpindi, had lost traction on a slippery road amid rainfall, rolling on its side as it fell down a slope.