From Dawn · Tariq Saeed Birmani · · 2m
10 killed, 44 injured in Punjab bus accident
Passenger bus overturns on Indus Highway in Rajanpur, killing 10 and injuring 44.
In brief
Passenger bus overturns on Indus Highway in Rajanpur, killing 10 and injuring 44. A passenger bus overturned on Indus Highway in Rajanpur district's Rojhan tehsil, killing 10 people and injuring 44, with the driver reportedly fleeing the scene before being taken into police custody. Originally reported by Dawn.
Bus accident in Rajanpur
Ten people were killed and 44 others injured when a passenger bus overturned after hitting a road divider on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur district’s Rojhan tehsil.
Time of accident
The accident occurred in the Bangla Hidayat area at around 5:45am.
Deceased breakdown
The deceased include seven men, two women and a girl.
Wounded treatment
Of the 44 wounded, 38 were being treated at Rajanpur District Headquarters Hospital, while four critically injured persons were referred to Dera Ghazi Khan and two seriously hurt to Rahim Yar Khan’s Sheikh Zayed Hospital.
Emergency response
Rescue 1122 said it responded promptly and mobilised 10 ambulances and two rescue vehicles from Rajanpur, Jampur and Rojhan.
Emergency response
Thirty-five rescuers took part in the emergency response.
Local officials
Rajanpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Ranjha, the district police officer and the assistant commissioner also reached the site to oversee the situation.
Police case
Later, Umerkot SHO Shakeel Dreshak told Dawn that a case had been registered at his police station, in which the bus driver was also named.
FIR details
The first information report (FIR), seen by Dawn, was registered on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Shakeel Abbas and invoked Sections 279, 322 and 337 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Driver's status
DC Ranjha initially told Dawn the bus driver had fled the scene after the incident, as well as the bus’s owner.
Driver's status
DC Ranjha later told Dawn the driver had been taken into police custody and was being treated at a hospital.
Punjab traffic stats
According to Rescue 1122, around 1,352 road traffic incidents, resulting in an average of 14 deaths, are reported per day across Punjab.
The short version
A passenger bus overturned on Indus Highway in Rajanpur district's Rojhan tehsil, killing 10 people and injuring 44, with the driver reportedly fleeing the scene before being taken into police custody.
