HUB: At least 12 people were killed and 22 others injured when a passenger coach collided with a minivan near Zero Point Uthal, close to Hub, officials said.
In-charge of the Edhi Centre Lasbela, Dr Hakim Lasi, confirmed that the deceased included seven men and five women.
Rescue teams shifted the bodies and injured passengers to a nearby hospital for further medical assistance.
According to police, the passenger coach was travelling from Gwadar to Karachi, while the minivan was heading from Karachi to Bela when the two vehicles collided.
The incident is the latest in a series of deadly road accidents reported in different parts of the country.
On October 21, at least nine people were killed and 39 others injured when a passenger bus travelling from Karachi to Dera Ghazi Khan crashed into a road divider on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur district.
The accident occurred in Rojhan, where eight passengers died at the scene. The death toll later rose to nine after one of the injured succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.
Rescue officials said women and children were among the deceased, while 13 of the 39 injured were reported to be in critical condition. The injured and bodies were transported to Rajanpur District Hospital.
In another tragic incident in Multan on Monday, five people lost their lives after a speeding car struck a road divider on Bosan Road and caught fire.
Rescue personnel extinguished the blaze and recovered five bodies from the vehicle before shifting them to Nishtar Hospital.
Three of the deceased were identified as 23-year-old Muzammil, 22-year-old Yasir and 28-year-old Ramazan. The identities of the other two victims, aged 25 and 24, were yet to be confirmed.
According to rescue officials, all five victims belonged to Shujaabad tehsil of Multan district.
