Abbottabad, Bhakkar: At least 11 killed, 30 injured in road accidents

ABBOTTABAD/BHAKHAR: At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 others injured in two separate road accidents in Abbottabad and Bhakkar.

In the first incident, seven people were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a dumper truck near Havelian Interchange in Abbottabad.

According to Rescue officials, the bus was travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi when one of its tyres burst causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to crash into the dumper.

Rescue teams shifted the bodies of the deceased and the injured to nearby hospitals. The injured were taken to DHQ Hospital and Ayub Medical Complex, while the deceased were reportedly residents of Gilgit, officials said.

In a separate incident in Bhakkar, four people, including two women and two children, were killed when a tractor-trolley overturned near Khusor Road. Several other passengers sustained injuries.

According to police, the accident occurred late at night while the tractor-trolley was carrying passengers from Tank to Sargodha. Rescue teams pulled the injured from the overturned vehicle and shifted them to hospital.

Police have registered a case against the tractor-trolley driver over alleged negligence.