| M5 motorway bus-oil tanker collision | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 16 August 2022 |
| Location | M-5 motorway, Pakistan |
| Operator | Daewoo Company |
| Cause | Collision with oil tanker causing fire |
| Statistics | |
| Bus | 1 |
| Passengers | 24 |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 6 |
On 16 August 2022, a sleeper bus coming from Lahore to Karachi on M-5 motorway caught fire after a collision with an oil tanker. As a result of the collision, the oil tanker and the bus caught fire and at least 20 people were killed and six injured in the accident. The Motorway Police had safely pulled out nine passengers from the two burning vehicles and were immediately shifted to nearby hospitals. M-5 motorway was closed for several hours at the scene of the accident.[1][2]
Motorway Police officers rushed to the spot as soon as the accident was reported, local police and Rescue 1122 teams were also present at the spot. It took several hours for the rescue teams to put out the fire. On the instructions of IG Khalid Mahmood, the Motorway Police set up an emergency crisis center.[3]
According to reports the sleeper bus had left Lahore for Karachi at 9 pm on 15 August 2022. The bus was a 2009 model operated by Daewoo Company. There were two drivers in the bus, all the staff had to change in Sukkur, and a total 24 passengers were on the bus, out of which two passengers were to going to Hyderabad while 22 passengers were to go to Karachi.[4]
References
- ↑ "Bus-oil tanker collision leaves 20 dead on M-5 Motorway". www.geo.tv.
- ↑ "20 burnt alive as bus collides with oil tanker in Uch Sharif". Dunya News.
- ↑ Gabol, Imran (August 16, 2022). "At least 20 killed, 6 injured in fiery bus-tanker collision on Multan-Sukkur Motorway". DAWN.COM.
- ↑ Bashir, Sohail (August 16, 2022). "The names of the passengers of the bus coming from Lahore to Karachi have been revealed".