7 killed, 42 wounded in head-on passenger-bus collision near Nawabshah on Mehran Highway

At least seven people were killed and 42 were injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses on the Mehran Highway near Nawabshah in Sindh on Sunday.

According to Benazirabad Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Mohammad Younis Chandio, the accident took place on Daur Bandhi Road sometime around 4 am today when two passenger buses — coming from Karachi and Peshawar — collided with each other.

The reason for the collision is reported to be the overspeeding of the buses.

He said that the Mehran Highway was closed for traffic after the accident and vehicles were diverted towards the National Highway.

The injured in the accident were being treated at the People’s University of Medical and Health Sciences.