Multan: At least 11 people were killed and 33 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Thursday, police and rescue officials said.
The fatal accident took place in Pakpattan district, hospital official Dr Ahmed Raza confirmed.
Rescue teams launched a three-hour operation to evacuate passengers trapped inside the mangled wreckage. Cranes and other heavy machinery were deployed to carry out the rescue efforts.
Dr Raza said the hospital administration had declared an emergency and summoned additional doctors and healthcare staff to ensure immediate medical treatment for the injured.
