MULTAN: Five young men in their 20s died early on Monday in the Multan Bosan Road crash October 19. Their speeding car hit a road divider on Bosan Road in Multan. It then crashed into the wall of a nearby plot and caught fire. Subsequently, Rescue 1122 confirmed the deaths.
In fact, all five occupants were residents of Shujaabad. They died at the scene.
“As a result of the accident, five individuals traveling in the car sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.”
Rescue 1122 said.
According to the police report, the accident occurred at 4am. A passerby informed the control room about it at 4:15am.
Rescue 1122 identified three of the five victims. They were men aged 22, 23 and 28. Meanwhile, the ages of the two unidentified men were estimated at around 24 or 25 years. All five victims had sustained head injuries, the rescue service said.
Firefighters brought the fire under control following the crash. In addition, rescue personnel shifted the bodies to Multan’s Nishtar Hospital.
Speeding at dawn
The crash followed a familiar pattern on Punjab’s urban roads. There was high speed in the early hours. The car lost control at a divider. Subsequently, a fire followed and left no chance of survival. For example, the Toyota Corolla was travelling fast. The impact with the divider sent it into the wall of an adjacent plot. It then caught fire.
Police have recorded the incident. They are expected to confirm the identities of the two remaining victims. In fact, no other vehicle was involved in the crash.
Traffic police regularly warn that empty early-morning roads encourage speeding. Moreover, they warn that dividers on city arterials turn deadly. Specifically, this happens when drivers cross safe limits. Seatbelt use, working brakes and controlled speed remain the basic defences. Indeed, they are the only real protection against crashes of this kind.
Rescue 1122’s wider warning
Rescue 1122 reported 43,160 road traffic crashes in Punjab during the month of May alone. These resulted in 23,013 serious injuries and 434 deaths. The department’s secretary had expressed concern. Specifically, he cited the large number of road accidents across the province.
The figures underline how routine such tragedies have become. Feature Pakistan earlier reported a grim national tally. Karachi’s SMBB Trauma Centre recorded more than 328,000 road-accident cases over a decade. Consequently, the problem extends far beyond any single city.
Speeding remains the most common cause of fatal crashes on Punjab’s roads. Early-morning hours carry particular risk. Roads are empty then, and drivers push beyond safe limits. The provincial government has expanded mobile police stations with FIR registration. This should speed up response to incidents like these. Finally, enforcement on urban arterials such as Bosan Road still struggles. Meanwhile, it faces a daily battle against reckless driving.
