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Two Pakistan Road Crashes Kill 23 as Fog and Speeding Blamed

Provincial leaders ordered medical support and formal inquiries.

Overview

  • In Sargodha’s Kot Momin, a mini-truck carrying 23 people fell into a dry canal in dense fog, leaving 14 dead and nine injured.
  • Victims in the Sargodha crash included six children and five women traveling from Islamabad to Faisalabad for a funeral after motorway closures forced a local route.
  • On the Makran Coastal Highway near Ormara, a Karachi-to-Jiwani passenger coach overturned, killing nine and injuring 36, with several patients in critical condition.
  • Police said overspeeding caused the coastal highway rollover and shifted casualties to Ormara Hospital, while investigators gathered details about the driver and the Al Usman bus.
  • Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti directed urgent treatment and an inquiry, as weather officials warned of persistent fog in Punjab and rescue operations continued.