FIR registered
ISLAMABAD: Motorway police registered an FIR of the Kallar Kahar bus accident. About 14 people lost their lives while 32 passengers suffered.
Some of the injured passengers are in critical condition. Police have nominated in the FIR the owner of the bus company, the driver, and the bus terminal manager.
The Police stated in the FIR that the ill-fated bus was not completely fit when it left the bus terminal.
Ill-fated bus is being shifted from the venue of accident.
The accident is one of the major tragedies which occurred at the Motorway. CCTV footage shows that the bus was overspeeding at Kalar Kahar’s salt range and it lost control during a turn on the road and turned turtle.
PM orders Motorway Police to take action
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident at the Kallar Kahar on Saturday.
In a tweet, PM Shehbaz also expressed concern over the growing number of accidents at the Salt Range.
The premier directed the motorway authorities to ensure the fitness of vehicles plying on the Motorway and highways.
PM Shehbaz Sharif expressed sympathies with the bereaved families and prayed for the departed souls.
14 died in accident
About 14 people, including women and children, died in the accident. Dozens of others were injured when an Islamabad-bound passenger bus crashed on the motorway in the Kalar Kahar area.
The accident occurred at 3:30 pm when the driver of the bus lost control and crashed after hitting a divider on the motorway near Kallar Kahar.
The driver of the bus had allegedly lost control of the vehicle due to the failure of the brakes.
Resultantly, 14 people died on the spot and many others sustained wounds.
Motorway Police carried out a rescue operation and shifted the bodies and injured to the nearby hospital.
According to police, the tragic accident occurred due to brake failure when the bus was heading towards Rawalpindi from Jhang.
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