3 killed, 12 injured in bus-dumper collision near Pakistan's Karachi

STORY: 3 killed, 12 injured in bus-dumper collision near Pakistan's Karachi DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and 12 others injured on Friday in a collision between a passenger bus and a dumper near Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, the rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the accident took place in the morning on the superhighway when the bus hit the dumper from behind, resulting in casualties. The killed passengers were sitting in the front side of the bus, it added. The rescuers immediately reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital in Karachi, according to the rescue service. Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintained vehicles, dilapidated roads and negligence of road safety measures. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

13 killed, 20 injured in road accident in Pakistan's eastern province

STORY: 13 killed, 20 injured in road accident in Pakistan's eastern province DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of the accident STORYLINE: At least 13 people were killed and over 20 others injured in a road accident in east Pakistan's Punjab province on early Saturday morning, said a police official. District Police Officer Rizwan Umar Gondal told local media that the incident took place at the superhighway M-5 near the Rukanpur area of the province's Rahim Yar Khan district. A passenger van overturned on the superhighway due to a tire burst but another speeding passenger coach and a jeep rammed into it, killing 13 people on the spot, said the official. Rescue teams and patrolling police rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital. Hospital officials feared that the death toll might rise further because several of the injured were in critical condition. Xinhua News Agency corresp

Man rides bicycle on Cycle Superhighway in London

Man rides bicycle on Cycle Superhighway in London

LONDON, England - A man rides a bicycle on one of the Cycle Superhighways connecting downtown London and suburban cities on Oct. 28, 2014.