Two fatalities and multiple injuries occurred in distinct fog-related incidents.
Two individuals have perished in distinct vehicular incidents attributed to thick fog, while many others sustained injuries in Liaquatpur and Lodhran.
The fog caused visibility problems that resulted in both accidents.
A passenger coach and a caravan collided head-on in Liaquatpur near KLP Road, close to Janpur. Rescue personnel reported that the coach driver was deceased and one passenger sustained injuries.
Rescue teams promptly arrived at the location, transporting the deceased and the injured to a local hospital. Authorities verified that the collision resulted from diminished visibility due to the dense fog enveloping the region.
A distinct incident occurred in Lodhran when a passenger bus collided with a school van near Adam Wahan, resulting in the death of one university student and serious injuries to four others.
Rescue officials reported that the accident resulted in injuries to five students, all affiliated with the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Rescue personnel conveyed the injured students to the District Headquarters Hospital for urgent medical care, where one of them succumbed to her injuries. The victim was an undergraduate student at IUB.
Officials stated that this incident was additionally attributed to dense fog.