KARACHI: A collision be
tween a bu
s and oil tanker on Tuesday near Sassi Toll Plaza resulted in the deaths of six people, including a woman while 27 others were injured.
According to rescue sources, the brakes of the bus failed resulting in its collision with the oil tanker.
The bodie
s and the injured were shifte
d to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for medico
-legal formalitie
s and treatment, respectively.
According to JPMC official Dr Semin Jamali, three bodie
s and 20 injured had been br
ought to the hospital.
Jamali said that several victims were in critical condition and the death toll may rise.
According to the Malir Police Senior Superintendent, the crash was the result of negligence and over speeding. One of the survivors also mentioned that the bus was overcrowded.