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Balochistan: 11 killed as trailer rams into passenger coach

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ANI Quetta [Pakistan]

At least 11 people have lost their lives in an accident on the National Highway near Dalbandin in Chagai district of Balochistan.

According to The Express Tribune, a speeding trailer coming hit a coach carrying passengers left nine people died on the spot and 35 others injured.

"Eleven people, including women and a child, died on the spot as the trailer bumped into the coach," a senior Levies official said.

The death toll could rise as the injured passengers are in critical condition, according to a source.

"Many of the injured are in critical condition," hospital sources said, adding that critical cases were being shifted to Quetta.

 

Further investigations are in progress.

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First Published: Oct 25 2017 | 3:13 PM IST

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