At least 20 People Died in Motorway Accident

At least 20 people killed in a motorway accident in Pakistan after a speeding bus collided with an oil tanker on M5-motorway, also known as Multan-Sukkur Motorway near Bahawalpur. As per media reports, the bus was on its way to Karachi from Lahore.

The motorway police officials said that accident was caused due to speeding. “Three buses were racing. One of them rammed into an oil tanker,” a police official told media. The crash triggered a fire that engulfed both the bus and the tanker.

“The tanker was beyond recognition to determine what company it belongs,” the police said. The police and rescue 1122 rushed to the spot after the accident took place. The dead bodies and injured were shifted to the nearby hospitals.

The motorway police said that the fire was so intense that it was visible from a distance. At least nine passengers were rescued from the burning bus. It took several hours for the rescue team to extinguish the fire.

To facilitate the relatives of deceased and injured, the police have established an emergency crisis center.

The ill-fated sleeper bus left Lahore for Karachi at 9pm yesterday.

In an update, the motorway police tweeted that both oil tanker and bus have been removed from the road and it is now opened for the traffic.

 

 

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