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MUZAFFARGARH, Dec 19 (APP): At least 14 people, including five children, were injured when a Suzuki Bolan school van collided with a trailer near at Saeedi Adda, close to Makhan Hotel Chowk, at Sarwar Shaheed, on Friday.
According to Rescue 1122 officials, Rescue 1122 team immediately rushed to the spot upon receiving the alert with two ambulances and one fire vehicle from Chowk Sarwar Shaheed and Kot Addu stations.
Rescue teams safely extricated the trapped passengers from the damaged van and provided first aid treatment to all the 14 injured persons before they were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Chowk Sarwar Shaheed, for further medical treatment.
The injured were identified as Malaika Saeed (17), Kiran (15), Junaid (9), Abdul Qadir (12), Ameer Fatima (16), Mah Jabeen (16), Alina Mazhar (13), Inam (14), Nosha (21), Ayesha (14), Irtaza (10), Mudassir (11), Ibrahim (13), and Hamza (14). All the injured belong to Adda Hussain Shah, Chowk Sarwar Shaheed.
Preliminary reports suggest that the accident occurred due to a wrong turn taken by the school van driver.
Rescue 1122 has urged citizens to strictly follow traffic rules while traveling. They advised drivers to maintain a safe distance from other vehicles, reduce speed especially during foggy conditions and keep adequate distance from parked vehicles along roadsides to prevent accidents and save precious human lives.