24 die in collision in Pakistan

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24 die in collision in Pakistan​

By Shaan Khan, CNN

updated 8:27 PM EDT, Tue October 30, 2012

Pakistani police officials are pictured on the scene of a highway accident near Bahawalpur town on Tuesday.

(CNN) -- At least 24 passengers have died in a collision in central Punjab, a province in Pakistan.

A passenger van collided with a truck on a main street near the city of Bahawalpur on Tuesday morning, Sohail Tajik a senior police official from the area, told CNN.

So far, 24 people have died, including seven women and one child from the same family. Twelve other people were injured and have been moved to a local hospital, Tajik said.

"We have received and shifted 24 dead bodies and 12 injured to the Victoria Hospital in Bahawalpur so far," rescue worker Majid Saleem told CNN.

24 die in collision in Pakistan - CNN.com

 

[third eye]

Road and Rail safety in our part of the world is restricted to figures.

Little or nothing is done to ensure this. The alignment & bends in roads are made more to suit local issues than scientific reasons.

If passengers reach home safely it s more a will of God than acts of Govt.

 

[SamranAli]

RIP to deads