2015 Sindh road accident

2015 Sindh road accident
Location of Sindh in Pakistan
Details
Date 10 January 2015
Country Sindh, Pakistan
Statistics
Deaths 62

At least 62 people died in a collision between a bus and oil tanker in Sindh, Pakistan. The bus carried 62 people inside and 10 on the top, most of them sleeping at the time of the collision.[1] Only traveling a small distance, the bus crashed in the outskirts of Karachi on a single track road that connects to the Super Highway. One of the factors was careless driving as the driver of the tanker, who eventually survived but fled the scene, was speeding on the wrong side of the road that suffered from poor conditions.[2] Immediately after the crash, a gas cylinder ignited, causing the bus to catch on fire. The heat melted some of the metal frame on the bus, causing rescuers to cut open the vehicle to obtain some of the bodies.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bus/oil tanker crash leaves at least 62 dead". The Columbus Dispatch. January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dozens die in bus crash near Pakistani city of Karachi". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Hasan, Syed. "Bus, Oil Truck Crash in Southern Pakistan, Killing 62". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


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