Summary Funeral prayer of 16 people including 13 school children were offered today (Thursday).
NAWABSHAH (Web Desk) - Collective funeral prayer of the victims of Nawabshah traffic accident was offered in Daulatpur near Nawabshah on Thursday morning.
Nawabshah and its neighborhood wore a gloomy look as hundreds of people gathered to attend the last rites of the deceased.
The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday when a truck slammed into a bus bringing schoolchildren home from an outing in southern Sindh province, killing at least 21 students and three adults.
"It was a head-on collision when the truck slammed into the school van on a single track dirt road. Apparently, speeding and recklessness resulted in the accident," Abdul Rahim Gopang, a police officer told.
The children, who were students of the Bright Future School from the nearby town of Daulatpur, had come to Nawabshah for a school trip.
Pakistan has one of the world’s worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
