The passenger bus that caught fire on the motorway near Nooriabad, on October 12, 2022. — Twitter
NOORIABAD: At least 10 passengers died Wednesday after a bus caught fire on the motorway near Nooriabad, the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Nooriabad said.
The bus, with as many as 80 flood affectees on board, was heading towards Karachi from Khairpur Nathan Shah, the motorway police said. The passengers were of the Mugheri tribe.
The motorway police said that a fire broke out in the air-conditioning unit of the passenger bus near Nooriabad. “The fire may have been caused by a short circuit in the air conditioner.”
As the bus caught fire, most of the passengers were already offloaded, however, several have been reportedly injured.
