Bus and Van Collide Near Uthal Zero Point, Killing at Least 12

Overview

• A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a passenger van at Uthal Zero Point in Lasbela district left at least 12 people dead and 22 injured, police and hospital officials reported.
• Among the dead and wounded were women and children, and several injured people were moved from local hospitals to Karachi for advanced treatment as some remained in critical condition.
• Inspector Aftab Malik told police the crash occurred when a speeding bus hit a van coming the opposite way on a curve, though accounts differ about whether the bus began its journey in Lasbela or Gwadar.
• Emergency crews, local officials and residents sealed the scene, cleared wreckage and disrupted traffic on the national highway while authorities opened a formal investigation into the cause.
• The collision is the latest high-casualty road crash on Balochistan routes this year and echoes 2025 data documenting thousands of accidents on provincial roads, especially on the N-25.