Five dead in bus-trolley collision in Quetta

QUETTA: A bus collided with a tractor-trolley in Quetta’s Akhtarabad locality on Sunday morning, killing five passengers and injuring seven others.

Rescue officials said the bus was travelling from Chaman to Karachi when it crashed into the trolley coming from the opposite side.

Authorities reached the site after the incident and shifted the deceased and injured to Civil Hospital.

Road accidents are a common occurrence on the country's highways where poor road conditions and lack of policing often result in fatalities.