Nawabshah: Three killed in coach, car collision

Dunya News

At least three people were killed when a coach collided with a car near Nawabshah on Friday.

NAWABSHAH (Dunya News) – A speeding coach collided with a car at the Daur Road near Nawabshah on Friday, killing at least three people travelling in the car, Dunya News reported.

According to details, the deceased were returning to their home in Daur after attended a marriage ceremony when their car collided head-on with a speeding coach coming from opposite direction, killing three persons on the spot.

Police and rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead bodies to hospital.

Deadly accidents are common on roads across Pakistan due to bad road infrastructure as well as people rarely follow the traffic rules. Over 9,000 road accidents are reported to the police every year, killing on average around 5,000 people, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.