Police register case of fatal bus crash on M-2

The driver lost control over steering at a curve in the Salt Range

KALLAR KAHAR (Dunya News) - The Kallar Kahar police on Sunday registered a case against the motor vehicle examiner, owner, driver, conductor and terminal manager after a passenger bus fatally crashed onto the Motorway II on Sunday.

At least 12 passengers were killed and 30 others wounded after the speeding bus destined to Jhang turned side down, bumped into the road divider and tossed over the other side of the road in Salt Range.

According to the First Information Report, the passengers had cautioned the terminal manager and driver about the condition of the bus.

A video footage of the incident depicting the horrific crash went viral on social media on Saturday.

Very saddened to learn about the terrific accident at M-2 near Kallar Kahar...It seems that breaks of vehicle were failed. May Allah forgive the departed souls and protect the injured. Ameen!#KalarKahar #Motorway pic.twitter.com/PfVrTbYCFF

— Farhan Nisar (@MalikFarhan4444) June 17, 2023

-- PM grieved, expresses concerns over recurrent accidents --

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while expressing condolences with the bereaved families of those passengers who lost their lives in ill-fated Kallar Kahar bus accident, expressed his deep anguish over the occurrence of repeated traffic accidents near the Salt Range on Motorway.

On his Twitter handle, the prime minister expressed his deep grief over the loss of lives in yesterday’s accident.

“My sympathies and prayers are for those families who have lost their dear ones in this painful accident,” he said in a tweet posted in the Urdu language.

کلر کہار پر بس حادثے کے نتیجے میں ضائع ہونے والی انسانی جانوں پر دلی طور پر رنجیدہ ہوں۔ سالٹ رینج پر حادثات کا تواتر کے ساتھ ہونا پریشان کن ہے۔ موٹروے حکام اس امر کو یقینی بنائیں کہ موٹر وے پر چلنے والی گاڑیاں سفر کے قابل ہوں اور ڈرائیور حضرات ڈرائیونگ کے تمام معیارات پر پورے…

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 18, 2023

Motorway authorities should ensure that vehicles plying on Motorways have the required fitness and compatibility, besides, the drivers meet all the driving requirements, he stressed.

The prime minister observed that with strict implementation of rules and regulations, traveling could be made safer.

At least a dozen passengers including women and children died on Saturday when a passenger bus lost control and overturned on the Lahore-Islamabad motorway some 130km from the federal capital.

A Motorway police spokesperson had informed that the Lahore-bound passenger bus was passing through Kallar Kahar Salt Range when its brakes failed.