The statement added that the canal was dry, but passengers were stuck beneath the truck. The injured were provided first aid on site and were then shifted to Civil Hospital Kot Momin. Rescue services also shifted the bodies to the medical facility.
M-3, M-4 and M-11 were closed due to dense fog, according to the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP).
“The incident was reported at 1:48am on January 17, 2025, after which rescue operations were launched immediately,” said the statement.
Earlier this month, at least 14 passengers were killed and 16 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus carrying players of a university and a van on Jhang-Faisalabad road near the Adda Faqeer Di Kulli area.
According to Rescue 1122, police and the district administration, the accident occurred due to speeding by both vehicles when one was overtaking while the other was crossing a sugarcane-laden tractor trolley.
Following the incident, four officials of the Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) were suspended for failing to stop the overspeeding vehicles
