The passenger bus was travelling from Gilgit to Rawalpindi when the accident took place. According to a statement issued by Rescue 1122, preliminary reports indicated that a tyre burst caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, leading to the collision with the truck.
Following the incident, Rescue 1122 Abbottabad deployed seven ambulances and a rescue vehicle to the site to conduct emergency operations.
The rescue operation, supervised by District Emergency Officer Hafeezur Rehman, was successfully completed. Rescue personnel provided first aid to the injured before transporting them to nearby hospitals for further treatment.
The bodies of the eight deceased passengers, who reportedly belonged to Gilgit, were shifted to different hospitals. One body was taken to Type-D Hospital in Havelian, four to Ayub Medical Complex and three to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Abbottabad.
All 30 injured passengers, including five children and six women, were transferred to Ayub Medical Complex. Four of the injured were reported to be in critical condition, the statement added.
In a separate incident a day earlier, a passenger bus collided with a truck near Pakpattan, killing 11 people and injuring 33 others.
Last week, at least five people were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger bus plunged into a drain in Punjab’s Hafizabad district.
