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

ISLAMABAD, March 24– 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 rescuers immediately reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital in Karachi, according to the rescue service.

ISLAMABAD, March 24 (Xinhua) — 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. Enditem