Dera Ghazi Khan bus-truck collision

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Dera Ghazi Khan bus-truck collision
Date19 July 2021
Time(UTC+05:00)
Location Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Deaths30+
Non-fatal injuries40+

On 19 July 2021, a passenger bus coming from Sialkot to Rajanpur collided head-on with a truck on Taunsa Road in Dera Ghazi Khan, killing 30 people and more than 40 injured. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Bus, truck collision kills 31 in Dera Ghazi Khan".
  2. "33 die, 40 injured as bus collides with truck near DG Khan".
  3. "33 killed, over 40 injured in bus-truck collision on Indus Highway in Dera Ghazi Khan". 19 July 2021.