File photo: A passenger coach that collided with a car in Balochistan's Mastung district: Photo provided by Asmat Sumalani

Two died, 16 injured when a passenger coach turns turtle in Mastung

Munir Shahwani :

MASTUNG: At least two passengers died and 16 injured when a passenger coach turned turtle in the Khad Kuch area of Mastung district. Levies sources said the incident happened because of over-speeding as the driver lost control of the passenger bus.

Levies and local tribesmen rushed the injured to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani hospital for medical treatment. Emergency imposed in the hospital to provide medical treatment to injured of the incident.

The dead include a man and woman. The bus was coming from Karachi to Quetta when it turned turtle near Mastung district of Balochistan, Levies said.

Reckless driving, poor road conditions have claimed thousands of precious human lives in Balochistan. However, over 70 percent of road accidents are caused by motorcyclists across the province.

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