Bus crash in Pakistan kills 30 students
A bus in Kallar Kahar near Islamabad overturned while it was returning from an excursion with more than hundred people most of whom were students and teachers. In the mishap, the principal of the school was also killed.
MAN MADE catastrophes seem to have no limits in Pakistan. After being rattled by frequent bomb blasts, now comes a case of pure carelessness, which adds to the misery of the people of Pakistan and of the affected families. A bus carrying more than hundred people, including students and teachers, led to the death of thirty seven people. Out of the dead were thirty students who were aged between 12 to 20, the principal, and a few teachers. The incident took place in Kallar Kahar, around 160 kilometres east of the capital Islamabad on Monday night.
Speaking to the local media, DPO Syed Ali Mohsin said that the bus overturned as its brake did not respond while the driver was taking a steep turn. Another rescue officer Kamran Rasheed said that as the bus overturned the trapped students and teachers, most of them who were dead had to be dragged out of the bus by cutting the body of the bus.
Many of the students were also seriously injured and have been shifted to Fauji Foundation Hospital Kallar Kahar. The ones who are in critical state have been referred to hospitals in Rawalpindi. However, an emergency has been called across all hospitals near the accident site so as to cope up with the situation.
Login  Login through Social ID |
Not finding what you are looking for? Search here.
