QUETTA: At least seven people were killed and 15 sustained injuries as a result of horrific accident in Khuzdar on Friday after a Karachi-bound passenger coach collided with a dumper. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

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QUETTA: At least seven people were killed and 15 sustained injuries as a result of horrific accident in Khuzdar on Friday after a Karachi-bound passenger coach collided with a dumper.

According to Levis, a Quetta based passenger coach heading toward Karachi collided with a dumber in Wadh 60km west of Khuzdar city killing six passengers including a woman and children injuring 15,

“The passenger coach and dumber was moving toward same side when during an attempt to overtake both crashed at Kaka Heera areas while the passenger coach completely destroyed in the deadliest accident.” Levis added.

Rescue workers along with Levis Force and District Administration rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies and injured to DHQ Hospital while an emergency was declared in the hospital following accident.

A large number of people of the areas reached hospital for blood donations, however the critical injured had been shifted to Karachi following their critical wounds.

District administration confirmed that the drivers of passenger coach and dumber were killed in the accident while two brothers among the dead.

Quetta-Karachi highways become notorious for deadliest accident due to reckless driving by passenger coach and heavy vehicle drivers.

The Government of Balochistan has announced to establish emergency health centers at National Highways particularly Quetta-Karachi highway following burgeoning road accidents which killed hundreds of people in last two years.

According to survey conducted by a local news web, more people killed in Balochistan in road accidents than terrorism but despite high number of casualties government is yet to take emergency response steps.

Last month a committee headed by Commissioner Kalat Division released investigation report after dozens of people burnt to death as a result of accident in Lasbela which blamed NHA for not repairing poor condition of highway.

The report also said the Quetta-Karachi highways should be expanded as two way because mostly accident occurred due to overtaking and over speeding.

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