Yangon: The bodies of 14 people have been found washed up on a beach in Myanmar, police told on Monday, with a local rescue group saying some were Rohingya attempting to reach Malaysia. The migrants had been travelling by boat from western Myanmar, according to a local Rohingya activist. “Fourteen dead bodies were found, 35 […]
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8 die, several hurt as bus falls into ditch near Murree
ISLAMABAD: At least eight persons were killed while several other were wounded when two buses collided and fell down into deep ditch in Khaira Gali near Galiyat Murree on Monday afternoon. The spokesperson of 1122 Rescue said that the buses were racing and one of the drivers lost control of the vehicle and it collided […]
Eighth survivor recovered from China building collapse site as rescue hopes dim
Beijing: One person was pulled out alive Monday from the rubble of a building that collapsed three days ago in central China, state-run television said, with hopes of finding more survivors fading fast. The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed apartments, a hotel, and a cinema — caved in on Friday, […]
15 dead, 1,194 injured in 1,118 accidents
LAHORE: At least 15 people were killed and 1,194 injured in 1,118 accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to Rescue 1122, 525 drivers, 30 underage drivers, 133 pedestrians, and 551 passengers were among the victims. The statistics showed that 282 accidents were reported in Lahore which affected 293 people, placing the provincial capital […]
Two women died in collision of motorcycles
RAJANPUR, Two women died as two motorcycles collided at Basti Kaachi near Saleem Petrol Pump under the jurisdiction of Kotroom police on Wednesday. According to Rescue 1122 sources, Muhammad Alyaas from Moza Kotroom was riding the motorcycle along with his wife named Sameena, 56, and sister named Khursheed Bibi, 53, when he met an […]
Woman crushed to death, two injured in road mishap
KHANEWAL: A woman was crushed to death while another two sustained injuries in a collision between two motorcycles at Chowk Jamal road near Kachi Pakki on Monday. According to Rescue 1122 sources, Mureed Ahmed was returning home along with two his family members Zubaida Bibi and Sajida Bibi on motorcycle from market when a speeding […]
Police registers FIR in Ayesha Akram case
LAHORE: On Friday, police registered an FIR into the hit and run case of TikToker Ayesha Akram. The TikToker was injured in a traffic accident in Shahdara Town. According to the FIR registered at PS Shahdara Town, on the orders of DIG operations, Ayesha Akram said unknown motorcycle riders misbehaved with her when she was […]
22 injured as dozens of vehicles bumped into each other on motorway
SHEIKHUPURA: At least 22 people got injured in three different pile-ups on the motorway in Sheikhupura on Tuesday morning. According to rescue officials, the pile-ups involving dozens of vehicles happened on the motorway M2 near Kala Shah Kaku, Qila Sattar Shah and Khanpur Nehar. Consequently, 22 people got injured. However, no loss of life was […]
18 workers killed in India as truck rams into bus
Eighteen migrant labourers sleeping on a highway in northern India after their bus broke down died when a truck rammed into the vehicle, police said Wednesday. At least 19 others were injured in the accident in Uttar Pradesh state, a senior police officer told reporters. Most of the passengers were returning home to the eastern […]
Ten people killed in Croatia bus crash: police
At least ten people were killed and dozens of others were injured on Sunday when a bus slipped off the highway in eastern Croatia, police said. The passengers were travelling on a regular bus line between the German city of Frankfurt and the Kosovo capital Pristina, a police official told reporters. The injured were hospitalised […]