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| 2014 Khairpur bus crash | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 11 November 2014 4:40 am |
| Location | Khairpur |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Incident type | Traffic collision |
| Cause | Crash |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 56 |
| Injured | 18 |
On 11 November 2014, a bus collided with a truck at the Theri Bypass, near Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan, killing 56 people. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A bus was travelling from Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Karachi, Sindh, when it collided with a truck at the Theri Bypass (which connects the Khairpur and Sukkur Districts). The exact cause of the crash is not known. Initial reports by local media stated that the driver of the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle and rammed into a truck coming from the opposite side. However, according to a traffic police official, the bus was about to take to the road after getting fuel from a filling station when it hit a speeding truck. [5] [6] According to Ghulam Jhokhio, the cause of the accident was most likely because of heavy fog. [7] Other reports state the bus driver fell asleep while driving and hit a driver headed the opposite direction. [8] The death toll was 56: 18 children, 21 women and 17 men.
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan offered condolences over the accident. President Mamnoon Hussain expressed grief over the accident. Sindh Province Governor Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan expressed his condolences to the family members of the victims. [9]
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