Overview
- Rescue officials confirmed the vehicle carried 23 people traveling from Islamabad to Faisalabad for a funeral after the motorway was shut due to fog.
- Seven victims died at the scene and seven more during treatment, with nine others hospitalized at THQ/Civil Hospital Kot Momin.
- Those killed included six children and five women, with most passengers belonging to an extended family.
- The truck fell from the Galapur bridge near Ghalapur Bangla in Kot Momin tehsil into a dry canal; Rescue 1122 and police launched operations and opened an investigation.
- Persistent winter fog continues to disrupt travel across the region, with authorities urging caution as leaders express condolences and call for stricter road-safety enforcement.