ISLAMABAD, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, local media and police said.
One of the accidents occurred in the Multan district in a traffic pile-up involving a passenger van, a car, and a motorbike, resulting in six deaths and seven injuries, police sources from the district told Xinhua.
Rescue teams swiftly arrived and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.
In the other incident, four people, including three brothers, lost their lives when a concrete-laden tractor-trolley overturned after colliding with a truck in Layyah district, local media reported.
Road accidents in Pakistan have become an alarming issue, with a significant increase in both frequency and severity over the years. Reckless driving, poor road conditions, and inadequate vehicle maintenance are among the primary causes of the high accident rate. ■
