Ilyas Kamboh:
At least nine people were killed and another 14 injured in a road accident in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Tuesday. A passenger van and car collided and caused the deadly traffic accident, Levies sources said.
The traffic accident happened near Totak cross on the RCD highway linking Balochistan with Sindh province. Jehanzaib Baloch, the Assistant Commissioner Khuzdar said the dead include women and children also.
He said over a dozen people were injured in the deadly traffic accident. Rescue workers and Levies personnel reached the spot and shifted the injured to the government teaching hospital Khuzdar for medical treatment. An emergency was imposed in the hospital to provide medical treatment to the injured in the traffic accident.
GTH Medical Superintendent Dr. Saeed said six bodies were initially brought to the hospital, while three of the injured who were in critical condition succumbed to their wounds later. “The death toll is likely to increase as still two injured are critical”, Dr. Saeed stated.
Reckless driving and poor and narrow roads have claimed precious human lives in Balochistan. Especially, such incidents have become the order of the day on the Quetta-Karachi highway. The highway is commonly called ‘killer highway.
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has also urged the transporters to avoid traveling on the highway because floods have washed away various portions and caused the suspension of the traffic between the two provinces.
