Pakistan Road Mishap: 13 killed, 46 injured in traffic accident near Rohri         
'Pakistan Times' Staff Report

SUKKUR: At least 13 persons including 8 women were killed and 46 others injured in road accident near Rohri By-Pass Wednesday evening.

The passenger bus No. JA-8924 turned turtle from the height after which it fell into a road-side ravine, police sources said.

The deceased were identified as Ali, Mst.Alia, Mst.Shabiran, Mst.Jamul, Mst. Saima, Mst. Shehzadi, Mst. Rafia, Mst. Bubly, Mst.Moran, Mst.Ameer Zadi, Ali Haider, Punhal and an infant. 46 passengers of the bus including Mir Hassan, Sajid, Mst.Razo, Mst. Hajo, Ramzan, Mst. Alia, Manthar, Shehzado, Zubair, Zahid, Mst. Rashidan, Abdul Ghaffar, Mst. Najma. Mst. Shazia, Shehzad and Abdul Ghani injured in the accident.

Zila Nazim Sukkur, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah and Taluka Nazim Rohri Aslam Shaikh were among the first to reach thesite of accident, and supervised the rescue efforts by thepolice and Edhi volunteers.

The police and Edhi volunteers shifted the injured passengers to Taluka Hospital Rohri and Civil Hospital Sukkur, where all the medical staff and the doctors were called in emergency by the Zila Nazim.

The police were making arrangements to transport the bodies to their homes.●