Road accident claims 6 lives in Othal, Balochistan

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QUETTA: A collision between passenger coach and truck laden with stones has claimed 6 lives in the area at the distance of five kilometers from Othal in district Lasbella in Balochistan. 19 persons are reported to have sustained injuries. The bodies and injured were shifted to District Headquarters Hospial (DHQ) Othal immediately. Doctors have declared 4 injured in precarious condition. The injured include 3 women and children. A passenger coach on its way from Quetta to Karachi collided with heavy truck carrying stones due to overspeeding and bad condition of road. Local police, Levies Forces, and Emergency Rescue Services teams rushed to the scene and shifted all bodies and injured to DHQ hospital. Government of Balochistan expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious human lives in the passenger coach accident near Zero Point. Online