12 killed, 11 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Sindh

STORY: 12 killed, 11 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Sindh DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the road accident STORYLINE: At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday evening in a road accident in the Khairpur district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, an official said. Deputy Commissioner of the district Ahmed Fawad Shah told the media that a passenger van and a car collided with each other near the Babarloi Bypass area of Khairpur, leaving seven people dead on the spot and 16 others injured. Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital. The official added that five of the injured succumbed to their injuries during their treatment at the hospital, increasing the death toll to 12. The official feared that the death toll might rise further because some of the wounded were still in critical condition. According to the official, the passenger van was

2 killed, 8 injured in van-trailer collision in southern Pakistan

STORY: 2 killed, 8 injured in van-trailer collision in southern Pakistan DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Monday in a collision between a van and a trailer in the Naushahro Feroze district of Pakistan's southern Sindh Province, local media reported. According to the reports, the accident took place in the wee hours at the Dadu-Moro link road when a van collided with a trailer laden with sugarcane, resulting in the killing of two persons on the spot. Police and rescue teams reached the site and shifted the victims to a hospital, local media said, adding that the injured included women and children. Reportedly, the ill-fated van was going from Dadu district of Sindh to Khairpur district of the province. Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintained vehicles, dilapidated roads and negligence of road safety measures. X

11 killed, several injured in road accidents in Pakistan

STORY: 11 killed, several injured in road accidents in Pakistan DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the two separate road accidents sites STORYLINE: At least 11 people were killed and several others injured on Sunday in two separate road accidents in Pakistan, local media reported. Local media said that five people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a car and a tractor in Larkana District of Pakistan's southern Sindh Province. The accident took place on the underpass highway near Khairpur Juso area due to fog resulting in the casualties. All the deceased were from the same family and the victims were the residents of Larkana, the reports said. Separately, six people were killed and six others injured after a van plunged into a ravine in Sharda area of Neelum Valley district in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, police told media. All the victims were shifted to a local hospital, police said, adding that some of th

8 children among 18 killed from bus fire in Pakistan's Sindh

STORY: 8 children among 18 killed from bus fire in Pakistan's Sindh DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of accident site and rescuers STORYLINE: At least 18 people, including eight children, were killed and 28 others injured on Wednesday night after a passenger bus caught fire in Pakistan's southern Jamshoro district, police said on Thursday. Deputy Superintendent of Police of the area Wajid Thaheem told the media that the bus was engulfed in the fire when it reached the Nooriabad area of Jamshoror district of Sindh province. According to the police, the initial investigation revealed that the fire erupted due to the vehicle's malfunctioning air conditioning system. The passenger bus was on its way from the port city of Karachi to the Khairpur Nathan Shah area of the Dadu district of the province when it encountered the fatal incident. Police, rescue teams and firefighters rushed to the site, put off the fire, and shifted bodies