Nine passengers killed in Jhelum van inferno

JHELUM (92 News) – Nine passengers were killed when a van caught fire near Turkey Morr on GT Road on Sunday night. Rescue 1122 shifted nine injured to hospital. The ill-fated van was going to Rawalpindi from Gujranwala. Two passengers were miraculously remained unhurt. Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Saif Anwar said that the van caught fire after an explosion due to a collision with a trailer. He said that emergency had been declared in all hospitals after the accident. “The van has been reduced to ashes. A majority of deceased and injured belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In another accident, 20 people were injured in a collision between a bus and trailer. The bus was heading to Charsadda from Karachi.