12 injured after school van catches fire in Murree
ISLAMABAD: 12 people, including 10 school-going children, were injured after a school van veered off the road and caught fire in Murree on Tuesday. As per a statement from Murree police, the incident occurred near the Bara Hotar Link Road, where a Suzuki Bolan carrying school children veered off the road and caught fire. “Upon receiving news of the incident, police and rescue teams immediately…
Twelve individuals, comprising ten school-aged children and two adults, were injured when a school van caught fire on Tuesday near Murree, Pakistan. According to the Murree police, the Suzuki Bolan carrying the children veered off the road, leading to a fire. Emergency services rushed the injured to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, where they received treatment for their burns.
Among the injured, ten children aged five to 14 sustained various degrees of burns, with three of them suffering severe injuries, including one with burns covering 42 percent of their bodies. The police have not determined the cause of the incident and are committed to providing the injured with the best medical care and treatment.
Rescue 1122 confirmed that passengers were evacuated safely but the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is seeking a report into the incident and is concerned about "vehicle overloading and lack of adequate fire safety measures."
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