MUZAFFARGARH: Four people were killed and three others suffered injuries in a bus-rickshaw collision here on Thursday at Chowk Sarwar Shaheed, some 60 kilometres away from the city area.

The Muzaffargarh rescue control room received a call that there was a collision between a coach [bus] and a rickshaw due to which four people were killed and and three injured. The control room sent an ambulance from Central Station Kot Addu and another from from Chowk Sarwar Shaheed to the spot.

Eyewitnesses told the rescuers that the collision took place due to speeding. The rescuers shifted the injured to Nishtar hospital. The bodies were handed over to the families after legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, April 21st, 2023

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

An audit of polio funds at federal and provincial levels is sorely needed, with obstacles hindering eradication efforts targeted.
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...