18 killed in Pakistan accident
Islamabad, July 16 : At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured on Monday in a road accident in Pakistan's Sindh province, police said.
The victims, residents of Hyderabad city, were returning from Sakrand, reports Dawn online. On their way back, the driver had stopped the bus to change the tyre when a trailer rammed into the stationary vehicle.
According to rescue teams, of the 30 injured, six were in critical condition.
Cranes are being used to lift the wreck as rescue officials fear that there could be more people trapped underneath it.
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
