At least 12 killed, 22 injured in road accident near Zero Point in Balochistan’s Uthal

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KHUZDAR: At least 12 passengers were killed and around two dozen injured when a minibus and a passenger coach collided head-on near Zero Point in Uthal on the Quetta-Karachi Highway in Balochistan on Friday, police said.

Police officials said the coach was travelling from Gwadar to Karachi, while the minibus was heading to Karachi from Bela.

The officials said the collision occurred near Zero Point in Uthal, adding that seven passengers were killed on the spot and five others succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

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