QUETTA:Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between two Toyota vehicles on the main highway in the Naghar area of Surab.
According to initial reports, one vehicle was traveling from Quetta to Karachi, while the other was coming from Karachi to Quetta.
The deceased were identified as 25-year-old Talha, son of Haji Sadiq Sasouli, a resident of Quetta; 22-year-old Habib Shah, son of Shoaib Ahmed Shah, a resident of Noshki; and 60-year-old Mohiuddin, son of Muhammad Haleem, a resident of Pishin.
The injured include 28-year-old Siraj Ahmed, son of Abdul Hai Shahwani (Quetta); Inamullah, son of Khalil Ahmed Dehwar (Quetta); 38-year-old Javed Iqbal, son of Abdul Sattar Shahwani (Quetta); and 45-year-old Saifullah, son of Haji Akhtar Muhammad (Pishin).
Upon receiving information about the accident, Surab police and local residents rushed to the scene.
Police cleared the wreckage to restore traffic flow, while the injured were provided with first aid before being transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Road Safety and Highway Accidents in Balochistan
Balochistan faces a severe road safety crisis, characterized by a high frequency of catastrophic traffic accidents on its major transit corridors.
Stretching across vast distances, key national highways—such as the Quetta-Karachi Highway (N-25) and the Quetta-Taftan Highway—are largely single-lane, outdated, and heavily congested with mixed traffic, including heavy commercial transport and high-speed passenger buses.
These structural limitations make high-speed overtaking and head-on collisions dangerously common.
Reckless driving, driver fatigue caused by long-haul routes, speeding, and a general disregard for traffic regulations significantly compound the hazards.
Furthermore, the lack of modern emergency medical infrastructure, trauma centers, and rapid rescue services along remote stretches of these highways means that many accident victims succumb to their injuries before receiving critical medical intervention.
Addressing this ongoing crisis requires comprehensive governmental investment in dualization projects, rigorous traffic law enforcement, and the establishment of equipped roadside rescue hubs.
Without these vital infrastructural upgrades, Balochistan’s highways will remain high-risk zones, continuing to claim precious lives on a regular basis.
