A tragic accident on February 13, 2026, involving an oil tanker and a passenger bus on the M9 Motorway near Karachi resulted in at least 13 fatalities and nine injuries, as reported by multiple sources including Pakistan Today and Dawn. The collision occurred near the Ansari Bridge, with the passenger bus reportedly traveling in the wrong direction, leading to the tanker overturning onto a passenger van. Rescue operations were hampered by a significant oil spill, which posed a fire hazard, forcing rescuers to manually dismantle the wreckage. 'The passenger bus was travelling in the wrong direction, which led to the collision,' stated Malir Superintendent of Police Dr Abdul Khaliq Pirzada (Dawn). However, the Motorway Police attributed the accident to a tyre burst on the tanker (Pakistan Today).