At least 11 people were killed and 33 others injured on Thursday evening when a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck on Depalpur Road near Pakpattan in Punjab, rescue officials said.
The bus was travelling from Multan to Kasur when it hit a truck coming from the opposite direction near the 17 SP stop. The impact was so severe that the bus overturned after hitting the truck, which was a 10-wheeler trailer loaded with potatoes.
Rescue 1122 said 11 people died in the collision. Of the 33 injured, eight people had minor injuries, while 25 others were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) in Pakpattan. Two patients in critical condition were later referred to the Sahiwal Teaching Hospital. Rescue teams deployed nine emergency vehicles and continued the rescue operation for nearly two to three hours to pull the dead and injured from the wreckage.
All of the people who died were men. Among the dead were two uniformed men — Ali Hasnain of the Patrolling Police and Zahid Imam of the Para Force — who were travelling in the bus.
Eyewitnesses said the accident apparently happened because the bus driver was speeding on the single-carriageway road. An incident report compiled by Rescue 1122 Punjab said the accident occurred as the bus sped while overtaking a motorcycle. No official investigation findings have been released yet, and neither Rescue 1122 nor the district administration has said what caused the collision.
Pakpattan Deputy Commissioner Asif Raza declared an emergency at all hospitals across the district and directed doctors and paramedical staff, including those on leave or off duty, to report immediately for emergency services. He personally reached the hospital to supervise the rescue and treatment efforts.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also took notice of the incident, sought a report on the accident, and directed the district administration to ensure the best possible medical treatment for the injured passengers.
The tragedy has once again raised serious questions about road safety in Punjab. Official figures released during a monthly review of Rescue 1122 districts show that in October alone, 464 people were killed and 23,543 others were seriously injured in 44,797 road accidents across the province — a reminder that speeding and dangerous overtaking on single-carriageway roads continue to cost lives every day.
Sources: Dawn (6 November 2026); The Express Tribune (5 November 2026); Arab News Pakistan (6 November 2026); Rescue 1122 Punjab.
Punjab ke zila Pakpattan ke qareeb Depalpur Road par Thursday ki shaam aik musafir bus aur truck ke aamne-saamne takrao mein kam az kam 11 afraad jaan bahaq aur 33 zakhmi ho gaye, rescue hukaam ne bataya.
Bus Multan se Kasur ja rahi thi jab 17 SP stop ke qareeb is ki mukhalif simt se aane wale truck se takkar ho gayi. Takkar itni shadeed thi ke bus truck se takrane ke baad ult gayi. Truck aik 10-wheeler trailer tha jis par aalu laday hue thay.
Rescue 1122 ke mutabiq, is hadse mein 11 afraad jaan bahaq hue. 33 zakhmiyon mein se aath ko mamuli chotein aayen, jabke 25 ko Pakpattan ke District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) muntaqil kiya gaya. Do tashweeshnak zakhmiyon ko baad mein Sahiwal Teaching Hospital bhej diya gaya. Rescue teams ne nau emergency gaariyan tayinaat ki aur malbe se jaan bahaq aur zakhmi afraad ko nikalne ke liye taqreeban do se teen ghante tak rescue operation jari rakha.
Jaan bahaq hone wale tamam afraad mard thay. Un mein do wardi wale afraad bhi shamil thay — Patrolling Police ke Ali Hasnain aur Para Force ke Zahid Imam — jo bus mein safar kar rahe thay.
Aankhon dekha gawahoon ne bataya ke hadsa bazahir is liye hua ke bus driver single-carriageway road par taiz raftari se gaari chala raha tha. Rescue 1122 Punjab ki incident report ke mutabiq, hadsa us waqt hua jab bus aik motorcycle ko overtake karte hue taiz raftari se ja rahi thi. Abhi tak koi sarkaari tehqiqaati nataij jari nahi hue, aur na hi Rescue 1122 ya zila intizamia ne hadse ki wajah ke baare mein kuch kaha hai.
Pakpattan ke Deputy Commissioner Asif Raza ne zila bhar ke tamam hospitals mein emergency naafiz kar di aur doctors aur paramedical staff, jin mein chhutti par ya off duty wale bhi shamil thay, ko foran emergency services ke liye report karne ki hidayat di. Unhon ne khud hospital pahunch kar rescue aur ilaaj ki koshishon ki nigrani ki.
Punjab ki Wazeer-e-Aala Maryam Nawaz ne bhi is hadse ka notice liya, hadse par report mangi, aur zila intizamia ko zakhmi musafiron ko behtareen mumkin tibbi sahulat faraham karne ki hidayat di.
Ye almiya aik baar phir Punjab mein road safety par sanjeeda sawalat utha raha hai. Rescue 1122 ke zilon ke mahanana jaize mein jari kardah sarkaari aidad-o-shumar ke mutabiq, sirf October mein soobay bhar mein 44,797 road hadsaat mein 464 afraad jaan bahaq aur 23,543 shadeed zakhmi hue — ye is baat ki yaad-dihani hai ke single-carriageway roads par taiz raftari aur khatarnak overtaking har roz jaanein le rahi hai.
Sources: Dawn (6 November 2026); The Express Tribune (5 November 2026); Arab News Pakistan (6 November 2026); Rescue 1122 Punjab.
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