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At least 9 killed, 19 injured in south Pakistan road accident

Xinhua, May 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least nine people were killed and 19 others injured when a passenger bus over turned in Pakistan's south Jamshoro district on Tuesday, local Urdu media reported.

Aaj News said that the bus carrying some 40 people was on its way from the country's southern port city of Karachi turned turtle at the Indus Highway in Jamshoro, a district located in the country's south Sindh province.

Police said that the accident happened when the driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn at the highway.

The injured people including women and kids were shifted to a nearby hospital where four of them were said to be in critical condition.

Road traffic was disrupted in the area until rescue teams moved the wreckage of the bus from the road and cleared the highway for traffic.

Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan due to poorly maintained roads, violation of road safety rules and reckless driving.

According to data compiled by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, over 9,000 road accidents are reported to the police every year, killing on average around 5,000 people annually in the country.

Traffic police officials say that 90 percent accidents in Pakistan are caused merely by human error. Endit