Road accidents kill 12 people in Pak

At least 12 people, including four members of a family, have been killed and eight others injured in three separate road accidents in Pakistan's Balochistan province, a media report said today.
In the first incident, four members of a family, including a woman, were crushed to death when a passenger bus rammed into their car near Surgaz area of Mastung district.
The car was on its way to Kirdgab from Quetta when a bus crashed into it yesterday, killing all the passengers in the car. The bodies were shifted to District Hospital Mastung and were later handed over to the heirs, officials said.

Six passengers died on the spot and four others sustained serious injuries when a truck hit a passenger vehicle near Surab area of Kalat district, 'The Express Tribune' reported.
The injured and the deceased were shifted to the government hospital in Surab.
Meanwhile, in a separate accident, two women were killed and four others injured when a truck collided with a car near Saranan area of Qila Abdullah district yesterday.

The car carrying six people was on its way to Quetta from Chaman when it was hit by a truck near Saranan area, the report quoted security officials as saying.

Two women traveling in the car died on the spot, while four others sustained injuries, it said.
The injured and the deceased were shifted to district hospital Qila Abdullah. A case has been registered against the truck driver and investigations are under way, officials said.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan due to poorly maintained roads, violation of safety rules and reckless driving.
According to data compiled by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, over 9,000 road accidents are reported every year, killing 4,500 people on average in the country.