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8 killed, 23 injured in Pakistan's Punjab road accident

STORY: 8 killed, 23 injured in Pakistan's Punjab road accident DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of the hospital STORYLINE: Eight people were killed and 23 others injured in a collision between two passenger buses in the Rajanpur district of Pakistan's east Punjab province on Monday, local reports said. The accident happened due to low visibility in dense fog in the area, as a result, the bus drivers could not judge the other vehicle coming from opposite directions, the reports added. The bus heading towards the southern port city of Karachi from northwest Peshawar city had a head-on collision with the other one running for Rajanpur, on the Indus highway connecting the south, east, and north of the country, said the reports. The injured people including women and kids were shifted to a nearby hospital where several of them are said to be in critical condition. Chief Minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi expressed

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman with her belongings wades through flood water in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Military doctors examine flood-affected people at a makeshift hospital in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers evacuate people from a flood-hit area in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani soldiers distribute relief packages to flood-affected people in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man takes useable items from a flood-hit house in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers evacuate people from a flood-hit area in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220828) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Houses are damaged by flood in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 27, 2022. The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220827) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wade through flood water in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province, Aug. 27, 2022. At least 45 people were killed and 113 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said. (Photo by Mansoor/Xinhua)

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(220825) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Damaged houses are seen in a flood-hit area in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 25, 2022. As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)

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(220825) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand outside damaged houses in a flood-hit area in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 25, 2022. As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)

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(220825) -- RAJANPUR, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sits on the debris of a damaged house in a flood-hit area in Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Aug. 25, 2022. As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)