Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Road Accidents Kill 16, Injure Over 70 in Pakistan
Two serious road crashes happened in Pakistan.
One crash occurred in Punjab province, where a tractor trolley carrying wedding guests hit a trailer.
Seven people died and more than 50 were hurt in that crash.
The other crash happened in Sindh province when a bus went off the road and hit a tree.
Nine people died and 20 were injured there.
Officials said speeding was involved in both accidents.
The injured were taken to hospitals for treatment.
Some of them were in critical condition.
Sixteen people were killed and more than 70 injured in two separate road accidents in Punjab and Sindh.
Seven wedding-party guests died and over 50 were injured when a tractor trolley collided with a trailer in Rahim Yar Khan district.
The tractor-trolley collision occurred in the Sardar Garh area, with officials blaming the trailer’s overspeeding.
Nine passengers were killed and 20 injured when a bus traveling to Lahore left the road and struck a tree in Jacobabad district.
Five injured people in Rahim Yar Khan and four in Jacobabad were reported to be in critical condition.
- Who
- Wedding-party guests and passengers on a bus were involved; officials and rescue services reported the casualties.
- What
- Two separate road accidents killed 16 people and injured more than 70 others.
- When
- The accidents occurred on Sunday, with officials reporting the toll on Monday, September 7.
- Where
- The first accident occurred in Sardar Garh, Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab; the second occurred in Thal city, Jacobabad district, Sindh.
- Why
- Officials attributed the crashes to overspeeding: an overspeeding trailer caused the first collision, while the bus was reportedly traveling at excessive speed before leaving the road.
- Total deaths
- 16
- Total injuries
- More than 70
- First crash
- A tractor trolley carrying wedding guests collided with a trailer in Sardar Garh, Rahim Yar Khan district.
- First crash toll
- Seven killed and more than 50 injured; five injured people were in critical condition.
- Second crash
- A passenger bus traveling to Lahore veered off the road and hit a tree in Thal city, Jacobabad district.
- Second crash toll
- Nine killed and 20 injured; four injured people were in critical condition.
- Hospitals
- Victims were taken to Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital, Mianwali Qureshian Hospital, and a local hospital.