Overview
- A passenger coach hit a truck near Zero Point in Lasbela’s Uthal area, killing six and critically injuring 17, police said.
- Hours later a coach overturned in Hub‑Winder near Karachi, leaving seven dead and 16 injured, according to the Edhi rescue service.
- Traffic on the national highway halted after the Hub‑Winder crash but later reopened once rescue work finished, SSP Atif Amir said.
- Injured passengers, including women and children, were shifted to Karachi’s Civil Hospital Trauma Centre for treatment, an Edhi spokesperson reported.
- Coverage places the incidents in Pakistan’s ongoing road‑safety crisis, with prior probes citing brake failures, overspeeding, poor vehicle upkeep, and lax enforcement.