ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – At least 18 people were killed and several others were injured last night, when a passenger coach collided with a trailer, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
The accident took place late last night near Kohat Tunnel, on Indus Highway, in the Kohat district, when a passenger coach collided with a trailer coming from the opposite direction, according to the police.
Rescue teams had to cut the ill-fated passenger coach, to recover the bodies and the injured trapped inside it, said the police, adding that, the accident happened due to over-speeding of the trailer.
The passenger coach was travelling from the north-west Lakki Marwat district to Peshawar, the provincial capital.
Following the accident, rescue teams and police reached the scene and shifted the injured people to a nearby hospital.
Road accidents are quite frequent in Pakistan, mainly due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and unprofessional driving.– NNN-APP
