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Two Pakistan Highway Crashes Kill At Least 23 During Heavy Fog

Officials attribute the crashes to poor visibility and overspeeding.

Overview

  • Fourteen people died when a mini-truck carrying 23 passengers plunged into a dry canal near Kot Momin in Sargodha after visibility collapsed in dense fog.
  • Victims in the Sargodha crash included six children and five women, and officials said the group was traveling from Islamabad to Faisalabad for a funeral due to motorway closures.
  • A passenger coach overturned on the Makran Coastal Highway near Ormara in Gwadar district, leaving nine dead and 36 injured, with police citing overspeeding and loss of control.
  • Rescue teams moved the injured to Civil/THQ Hospital Kot Momin and Ormara Tehsil Hospital, where several patients were listed in critical condition.
  • Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti ordered an inquiry and directed medical support, as authorities warned that winter fog and speed-related risks continue to fuel deadly crashes.