At least eight killed, 20 injured in bus-dumper collision on Hazara Motorway
- Emergency declared at Abbottabad hospitals after deadly motorway crash
A passenger coach collided with a dumper on the Hazara Motorway, killing eight and injuring 20. The accident, caused by a tyre burst, led to hospital emergencies in Abbottabad.
- The cause of the fatal bus accident.
- Emergency response and hospital declarations.
- Details of the victims and ongoing investigations.
At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger coach collided with a dumper on the Hazara Motorway near Havelian Interchange in Abbottabad, prompting authorities to declare an emergency at major hospitals in the city, Aaj News reported.
According to Rescue 1122, the bus, operated by Faisal Movers and travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi, met with the accident after one of its tyres burst. The rescue service initially reported three fatalities and 16 injured passengers.
Rescue teams, comprising seven ambulances and a rescue vehicle, took part in the operation and shifted the injured to hospitals for treatment. The deceased initially included two women and a man, all reportedly from Gilgit.
The deputy commissioner Abbottabad said the injured were shifted to Ayub Teaching Hospital, Type-D Hospital Havelian and the District Headquarters Hospital, where they were receiving medical treatment.
An emergency was also declared at Benazir Shaheed Hospital and Ayub Medical Complex to ensure immediate medical assistance to the injured.
Additional Assistant Commissioner Havelian Muhammad Usama visited the accident site early in the morning on the deputy commissioner’s instructions and later supervised arrangements at Ayub Teaching Hospital.
Further details about the identities of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the accident were awaited.
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