ISLAMABAD — At least 11 people were killed and 33 others injured Thursday evening when a passenger bus collided with a truck in the eastern Pakistani city of Pakpattan, according to rescue officials.
The crash occurred on Depalpur Road when the bus attempted to overtake a motorcycle at high speed, according to an incident report from the Rescue 1122 Punjab service. Emergency crews deployed nine vehicles to the scene. Eight people sustained minor injuries, while 25 others were transported to the District Headquarters Hospital in Pakpattan for treatment.
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed profound grief over the fatalities in a statement posted to X on Thursday.
صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری کا پاکپتن کے قریب مسافر بس اور ٹریلر حادثے میں 11 افراد کے جاں بحق ہونے پر گہرے دکھ اور افسوس کا اظہار۔
صدر مملکت نے جاں بحق ہونے والے افراد کے لواحقین سے ہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے جاں بحق افراد کے درجات کی بلندی اور حادثے میں زخمی افراد کی جلد صحت یابی کی دعا کی۔
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) November 5, 2026
“The president expressed his sympathies with the families of those who lost their lives and prayed for the elevation of the deceased’s ranks and the speedy recovery of those injured in the accident,” his office said.
Fatal road accidents remain frequent across Pakistan, where traffic regulations are widely disregarded. Recent years have seen numerous deadly crashes attributed to speeding, reckless driving, poor road safety awareness, overloaded vehicles, and lax enforcement.
Last month, at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in southwestern Pakistan when a bus traveling from Karachi to Gwadar collided with a passenger van on the N-25 highway, officials reported.
