13 killed, over 30 injured in bus crash at Sukkur, Pakistan

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20 May 2021

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ISLAMABAD, 20 May, 2021 (TON): At least 13 killed and more than 30 passengers after a bus turned turtle in Sukkur district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Thursday morning.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police in Sukkur Irfan Samo the bus was on its way to the country's southern port city of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, from Multan city of the eastern Punjab province.

Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway, whereas according to media reports the bus driver lost control over the over-speeding vehicle while negotiating a sharp turn.

The injured passengers have been shifted to a hospital in Rohri area of the district and the medical superintendent of the hospital Pervaiz Akhtar told the media that six people died on the spot while others succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital or in the hospital.

Akhtar added that six of the injured are in critical condition and the hospital is providing the best possible medical treatment to them. Some of them will be shifted to other hospitals of the district.

All of the killed and injured came from Multan and were on their way back to work in Karachi after spending the Eid al-Fitr holiday at home.

The National Command and Operation Centre on Saturday announced that public transport between provinces, cities and within cities will resume functioning from Sunday, after lifting a week-long ban on traveling during Eid holidays amid COVID-19.

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