Death toll rises to 13 in van, truck collision in Sibbi

Dunya News

The hospital sources said that the condition of several injured was critical.

SIBBI (Dunya News) – Two more persons who were injured in van, truck collision in Sibbi died on Sunday night, taking the death toll in the accident to 13, Dunya News reported.

According to details, a passenger van was heading towards Sibbi from Quetta when it collided with a truck coming from opposite direction on the Karachi-Quetta Highway in Mathri area of Sibbi, killing 10 people including a woman and four children on the spot.

At least 18 other people also sustained injuries. Levies personnel and rescue officials rushed the dead bodies and injured to the DHQ Hospital Sibbi for medical assistance.

Rescue sources said that one injured person died before reaching the hospital while two other succumbed to their wounds during treatment. The hospital sources said that the condition of several injured was critical.