(26 May 2024)
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Basti Adda Larr, Multan, Pakistan – 26 May 2024
1. Top shot mourners crying by the bodies of victims, who died after a truck crashed into a passenger van
2. Women comforting a mourner
3. Wide of bodies covered with white sheets, mourners gathered around and crying
4. Mourners crying sit by bodies
5. Various of woman crying, keeping her hand on body of her nephew
6. Various mourners crying
7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Mumtaz Bibi, relative of victims:
"My paternal uncles; the elder and younger brothers of my father, their son and daughter, sister-in-law, and children are dead in the accident. Next to this house, the daughter-in-law and son of another uncle are dead."
8. Various mourners carrying bodies for funeral prayers
9. Mourners crying, while a cleric comforting them
10. Various of funeral prayers
11. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Muhammad Arif Sahi, friend of a victim:
"My friend Bashir Ahmed, along with his family, was going to visit relatives for condolences in Bakkar (city name). On the way, their van crashed into a truck. So far, 13 people are dead, and the injured are hospitalized. We have offered their funerals prayers. May their souls rest in peace."
12. Various mourners carrying bodies for burials
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of mourners attended funerals on Sunday for those killed in a deadly road accident in Muhammadwala, Chowk Sarwar Shaheed, in the Kot Addu district of Pakistan the day before.
Relatives, neighbors, friends and others mourned as they gathered beside the bodies of the victims before taking them to burial in the Basti Adda Larr locality of the Multan District.
Officials said 11 people were killed in the accident, and two more died in the hospital.
On Saturday evening, a truck crashed into a passenger van in a village within the Kot Addu District of Pakistan.
Muhammad Arif Sahi, a friend of one of the victims, said "so far, 13 people are dead, and the injured are hospitalized."
The van was traveling from Multan to Bhakkar and included passengers belonging to the same family, who were going to visit relatives.
The injured were transported to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital in Chowk Sarwar Shaheed town to receive medical care.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan, where motorists often ignore traffic rules and safety standards on battered roads, particularly in rugged areas.
AP video shot by Shazia Bhatti
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