6 killed, 20 injured in SW Pakistan's road accident

A road accident occurred on Tuesday in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, leaving six people killed and 20 others injured, according to local media.

The incident happened when an over-speeding passenger bus collided with a parked container in Dalbandin area of the province, killing six people including women and children and wounding 20 others, local Urdu TV channel 92 News reported.

Rescue teams and police rushed to the crash site following the incident and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital.

Doctors at the hospital said the death toll might further rise as four of the injured are said to be in critical condition.

Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintained vehicles, dilapidated roads and negligence of road safety measures.

Traffic police officials say that most of the accidents occurred in the country mainly due to human errors.

According to latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, road accidents killed an average 15 people every day across the country.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)