14 killed, nine injured as mini-truck falls into canal in Sargodha
Pakistan
Police and rescue teams have shifted the dead and injured to hospital. According to rescue sources, the death toll may rise further as three injured persons were in critical condition.
SARGODHA (Dunya News) – At least 14 people were killed and several other were wounded when a mini-truck fell into canal due to dense fog in Sargodha on late Friday night, Dunya News reported.
According to details, the ill-fated mini-truck was carrying 23 people who were going to attend a funeral. It fell into Ghullapur Canal as visibility was low due to heavy fog.
“Due to heavy fog, the motorway was closed, so the vehicle took a local route. In the area of Kot Momin tehsil, the truck fell from the Galapur bridge into the canal,” said a statement from Rescue 1122, adding that the truck “lost control because of poor visibility”.
Dense fog often paralyses traffic on Punjab’s motorways and major thoroughfares during the winter months.
The rescue sources informed that the canal was dry and all the persons died after being trapped under the vehicle.
Police and rescue teams have shifted the dead and injured to hospital. According to rescue sources, the death toll may rise further as three injured persons were in critical condition.
Women and children were among those who lost their lives. The deceased were identified as Misri Khan, Haleema Bibi, Yaseen, Sonia Bibi, Pathani Bibi, Hania, Iman Fatima, Rani Bibi, Haris, Waseem, Horain, Aamna, Hareem Fatima and Saqlain. The injured were identified as Hasnain, Saqlain, Zaheer, Mumtaz, Kashif, Nadeem, Shamim, Nadia and Parveen.
Rescue officials said all those killed and injured belonged to Islamabad.
