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35 dead, 13 injured in RCD Highway accident



HUB: At least 35 people were killed and 13 injured injured on Saturday when a truck collided with two buses on the RCD Highway in Balochistan’s Hub area.
The accident occurred when two speeding buses collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction on the RCD Highway.
According to eye witnesses, after the collision the vehicles caught fire which resulted in the deaths and injuries of several people.
The truck was carrying petrol which caused the spontaneous burning of the vehicles.
Also, the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
After the incident, the flow of traffic was suspended and vehicles queued up on the highway.
At the time of collision, a driver of one of the buses was said to be sleeping at the back seat while the conductor was driving the bus.
The driver of the bus remained safe in the accident.
Around 35 bodies were shifted to the Edhi morgue while the injured were taken to Civil Hospital in Karachi.
There came a series of conflicting statements after the accident, according to Jan Mohammad Bulaidi, the spokesperson for the Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, there were illegal oil containers on the top of the buses.
On the other hand, Lasbela District Police Officer Ahmed Nawaz said that due to absence of petrol pumps on the route, the buses had stocked up diesel containers on the top, which caused the accident.

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