QUETTA: At least 12 people among women and children were killed and 17 others injured on Tuesday after a vegan carrying g passengers from Karachi collided with a truck at Luk Pass area of district Mastung leaving 18 injured. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

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QUETTA: At least 12 people among women and children were killed and 17 others injured on Tuesday after a vegan carrying g passengers from Karachi collided with a truck at Luk Pass area of district Mastung leaving 18 injured.

According to District Assistant Commissioner Mastung Mudasir Kehtran, a passenger vegan carrying passengers from Karachi collided with a truck near Ghanja Dori area of Mastung killing 12 people among four children and two women injuring 17.

Balochistan Levies Force accompanied with district administration and rescue workers rushed the spot and shifted the bodies and injured to Nawab Ghos Buksh Raisnai Hospital for medico legal process.

However, the critical injured had been transported to Civil Hospital’s trauma center following their severe wounds and being treated.

“The passenger van was carrying Afghan refugees from Karachi to Qilla Abdullah when it collided with a truck due to over speeding and slipperiness following incessant rains across Balochistan.” AC Mastung Mudasir Ahmed said added investigations are underway to determine who was responsible for this deadliest accident. According to the Hospital sources five injured are in critical condition

Footages emerged from the crime scene showed people splashing water on passenger van which caught fire after the collision and completely destroyed. Body lying on the road as people are calling for help.

Number of deaths in Balochistan causes by road accidents are far high than other provinces due to poor condition of roads and reckless driving by the passenger coach and van drivers.

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