ISLAMABAD, May 31 (NNN-APP) – At least five people were killed and over 13 others injured, after a passenger bus turned turtle on a motorway, near Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, local media reported this morning.
The motorway police told local media that, all the victims were shifted to local hospitals, adding that, 10 injured passengers were in critical condition.
The ill-fated bus was travelling from Pakistan’s north-western city of Peshawar, to the southern port city of Karachi, the state television said.
According to the motorway police, most of the injured passengers were from different cities of Sindh, and the country’s eastern Punjab province.
Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintained vehicles, dilapidated roads, as well as, negligence of road safety measures.– NNN-APP
