KHUZDAR: Four members of a family, including a father and son, were killed when a passenger coach collided with a car on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway near Sani in Khuzdar district on Saturday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Muhammad Aslam Notani, Bilal Ahmed Notani, Abdul Ghani Notani and Abdul Wahid Musyani. All four were residents of Baghbana and died at the scene. Several other people were injured in the collision, which police said was caused by overspeeding.
Police teams reached the site and shifted the bodies to Khuzdar Teaching Hospital. An investigation is under way to determine the circumstances of the accident.
In a separate incident earlier this week, a passenger coach travelling from Quetta to interior Sindh overturned near Notal in Nasirabad district, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others, according to local sources.
The accident occurred when the driver attempted to avoid a rickshaw, causing the coach to overturn. High speed was also cited as a contributing factor.
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Rescue 1122 teams reached the scene, provided first aid and shifted the injured to Dera Murad Jamali Hospital. Some of them were later referred to other medical facilities for further treatment. Local police are conducting proceedings into the incident.
