At least 10 people were killed and 44 others injured when a passenger bus overturned on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur district’s Rojhan tehsil on Wednesday.
According to rescue officials, the accident took place at around 5:45 am in the Bangla Hidayat area when the bus, reportedly travelling at high speed, hit a road divider and overturned.
They said that the deceased included seven men, two women and a minor girl. The injured passengers were shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Of the 44 injured, 38 are receiving treatment at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Rajanpur. Four critically injured passengers were referred to hospitals in Dera Ghazi Khan, while two others with serious injuries were taken to Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan.
Rajanpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Ranjha told a private media outlet that authorities will register a case against the driver, who fled after the accident, as well as the vehicle’s owner.
Rescue 1122 deployed 10 ambulances and two rescue vehicles from Rajanpur, Jampur and Rojhan after receiving the emergency call. The rescue service said 35 rescuers took part in the operation.
Ranjha, the district police officer and the assistant commissioner also reached the accident site to oversee the situation and coordinate the response.
