KARACHI: The death toll in passenger van fire at the M9 motorway has jumped to 15 after another victim of the horrific road crash succumbed to his wounds, according to rescue authorities. The ill-fated passenger van, carrying 22 passengers, was coming to Karachi from Hyderabad when it overturned near the cerement factory at the motorway and caught the fire. According to the rescue sources, the DNA samples of the bodies have been collected to identify the victims as the bodies have burnt completely. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed grief over the deaths of innocent people in the motorway van accident and has directed the authorities to provide better medical facilities to the injured. He has also summoned a report from Sindh Transport Minister Awais Qadir Shah.

Source: Pakistan Today September 27, 2020 05:26 UTC