30-Dec-2024 03:59 PM
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Islamabad, Dec 30 (Reporter) Eight people died and 13 were injured in a collision between a truck and a van on the M-6 Motorway near Moro in Sindh's Naushahro Feroze District, media officials said.
Naushahro Feroze Deputy Commissioner (DC) Arsalan Saleem confirmed the casualties in today’s accident, saying that another injured individual succumbed to his injuries, raising the death toll to eight, according to the Dawn.
DC Saleem reported that the van collided with a truck while returning from a wedding in Hyderabad.
Sanghaar Malik, the Naushahro Feroze senior superintendent of police (SSP), said the truck’s driver managed to flee from the incident site. The fate of the van driver was not yet clear.
SSP Malik said an investigation into the incident was underway, while the bodies and the injured had been shifted to a hospital, the report said.
According to DC Saleem, the critical condition of 10 injured individuals and subsequently transferred them to a hospital in Nawabshah.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah also expressed his grief over the loss of lives. “I express my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families,” he was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his spokesperson.
He directed that the wounded be provided with the best possible medical treatment and prayed for the deceased. “Drivers should drive their vehicles with caution,” the chief minister advised.
He requested the federal government to increase the number of lights and reflection lights installed on the National Highway, Indus Highway, and Superhighway.
A report from April revealed that 97 traffic accidents occurred on an incomplete section of the Indus Highway between Jamshoro and Sehwan, resulting in 115 deaths and 317 injuries over the past four years...////...