PESHAWAR: At least 20 passengers were killed and a dozen others sustained injuries in a road accident in Mughal Kot area of Drazinda tehsil in DI Khan district on Sunday.
Assistant Commissioner Drazinda Inamullah Wazir said a Sada Bahar coach was on its way from Rawalpindi to Quetta when it met horrific accident near Dhanasar area of Sherani district, Balochistan.
The apparent reason of the mishap was rain and speeding as the bus had gone out of control and fell into a ravine, killing 20 passengers on the spot. A total of 33 people were onboard the bus out of which 13 received severe injuries.
Four bodies were taken to DHQ Hospital Zhob while 15 were shifted to Mughal Kot hospital.
AC Drazinda, Rescue 1122 and levies force headed by AC Sherani district reached to the spot for rescue activities.
The condition of some injured were stated critical.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan expressed grief and sorrow over killing of 19 passengers in a road mishap that occurred in Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan.
In a condolence message, the Chief Minister extended sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed to Allah Almighty to grant courage to bear the irreparable loss.
He also prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the incident.
CM directed district administration and hospital administrations to provide the best treatment facilities to the injured.
Meanwhile, ANP Information Secretary Zahid Khan expressed sorrows over loss of precious lives in the tragic accident. He expressed heartfelt condolence with the bereaved families and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured.
