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A passenger bus collided with a truck in Pakpattan district, Punjab province, Pakistan, on November 5, resulting in at least 11 fatalities and 33 injuries, according to police and rescue officials. Rescuers employed cranes and heavy machinery in a three-hour operation to extricate passengers from the wreckage. An emergency was declared at the hospital, with additional medical personnel summoned to assist the injured. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured a swift recovery.
Road accidents are frequent in Pakistan due to poor road conditions, inadequate traffic law enforcement, and unsafe driving practices. This incident follows a similar crash in Balochistan province last month, where a bus collided with a van, resulting in 12 deaths and approximately two dozen injuries.
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