AT LEAST 27 KILLED, DOZENS INJURED IN DG KHAN BUS, TRAILER ACCIDENT

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

DERA GHAZI KHAN: At least 27 people were killed and more than 30 sustained injuries when a passenger coach collided with a trailer in Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan.

According to Emergency Rescue 1122, the accident occurred near Taunsa By-Pass in DG Khan where a passenger coach, going to Sialkot from Ranjanpur, collided with a trailer, killing twenty-seven persons on the spot and injuring more than 30 others.

Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured to the district hospital.

In a recent similar incident, at least six people were killed while 30 others were injured when the passenger bus they were travelling in turned turtle after skidding off a bridge in Khanewal.

According to rescue officials, the incident took place near Pull Rango.

They had said the ill-fated bus was on its way from Lahore to Multan when it met an accident. The driver of the vehicle lost control while trying to avoid hitting a motorcycle, due to which the bus overturned, they added.