14 Family Members Going To Work Killed After Bus Plunges Into Ditch In Pakistan

• The Saturday, May 18, accident happened after the driver of the bus lost control and veered off the road before landing in a ditch
• A police report says the bus was ferrying 26 passengers when the accident happened in the Khushab district
• Police said 14 people from the same family, including five children and two women, died on the spot

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Grief and sorrow have engulfed a family in the Khushab district following a grisly road accident involving a bus.

How did the accident that killed 14 people happen?

Police confirmed that the Saturday, May 18, accident left 14 people dead after the bus carrying 26 plunged into a ditch.

The Indian Express reported that those who died were from the same family and included five children and two women.

Preliminary investigations show the bus driver was negotiating a turn before veering off the road and falling into the ditch.

"At least 14 people, including five children and two women, died on the spot. Nine injured have been shifted to a hospital where their condition is stated to be critical,” a police report said.

Eyewitnesses said the driver was speeding, and the accident occurred due to brake failure.

The police report indicates the deceased belonged to the same family and were travelling to work when the accident occurred.

The injured were rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention, as police said they were in critical condition.

How the Rongai bus plunged into the Mbagathi River

In other sad news, nine people died following an accident involving a Nairobi-bound bus.

In the Saturday, May 18, accident, Naboka Sacco's 33-seater bus plunged into the Mbagathi River.

The bus driver, who is among the fatalities, is reported to have lost control and veered off the road.

According to a police report seen by TUKO.co.ke, the 10am accident happened close to Cooperative University, killing nine people on the spot.

The police advised Kenyans to use alternative routes due to the heavy traffic caused by the accident.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke