Ten dead and dozens injured after passenger bus flips on Punjab highway
A passenger bus on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur district overturned after hitting a divider, killing ten people and wounding 44.
At approximately 5:45 am in the Bangla Hidayat locality of Rajanpur district’s Rojhan tehsil, a passenger bus traveling on the Indus Highway collided with a road divider and rolled over. The vehicle, reportedly traveling at high speed, caused the deaths of ten occupants—seven men, two women and a girl—and left 44 others injured. Rescue 1122 quickly mobilised ten ambulances and two rescue units from nearby towns, with 38 victims taken to Rajanpur District Headquarters Hospital and the most seriously hurt transferred to facilities in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rahim Yar Khan’s Sheikh Zayed Hospital.
About 35 rescuers participated in the operation. Local authorities, including Deputy Commissioner Imran Ranjha, the district police officer and the assistant commissioner, inspected the scene and announced that legal action will be pursued against both the driver and the bus owner.
Why it matters
The crash highlights ongoing road safety challenges and the need for stricter enforcement of speed limits in Punjab.
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