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      2018 Photo Of Bus Accident In Pakistan Shared As Recent

      The photo shows an accident in the Pakistani city of Multan in 2018 and not Peshawar in 2020.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  27 Aug 2020 2:29 PM IST
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      2018 Photo Of Bus Accident In Pakistan Shared As Recent
      A photo of a bus stuck in a sinkhole has been shared on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim the vehicle was from a recently inaugurated fleet in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The posts were shared thousands of times in August 2020. The claim is false; the photo shows an accident in the Pakistani city of Multan in 2018.


      The photo was published on Facebook here on August 17, 2020. The post has been shared more than 24,000 times.

      The post's Urdu-language caption translates to English as: "These are few recent photos of the Peshawar BRT. Neither media, nor any anchor is talking about it on social media. Only there is Saleem Safi who has been tweeting on this serious issue for the past two days. Saleem Safi please raise voice over these latest photos. Thanks."

      Saleem Safi is a prominent journalist who has tweeted about the state of the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system; for example here and here.

      The post circulated four days after the new BRT system was inaugurated by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on August 13, 2020, as reported in this article by the state-run Radio Pakistan.

      A screenshot taken on July 25, 2020, of the misleading Facebook post

      The same photo was also shared alongside a similar claim here on Facebook and here, here, here and here on Twitter.

      The claim is false.

      The photo was published here by Dawn, a major Pakistani English-language newspaper, on May 13, 2018. The article is headlined "Bus trapped in sinkhole". It reports the accident occurred in Multan, a city about 550 kilometers (342 miles) south of Peshawar.

      A screenshot taken on July 25, 2020, of the Dawn report

      Below is a screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading Facebook post (L) and the photo in the 2018 Dawn report (R):

      A screenshot comparison of the photo in the misleading Facebook post (L) and the photo in the 2018 Dawn report (R)

      Video reports of the same bus were also broadcast in May 2018 by Pakistani news outlets Samaa here; BOL Network television here; and 24 News channel here.

      The 2018 accident in Multan happened after a new Metro Bus System was launched in January 2017, as noted here by the provincial Punjab Transit Authority.

      Punjab Metro Buses are red, as seen in the photo in the misleading posts, while Peshawar BRT buses are green.

      Below is a screenshot comparison of photos from the official transit authorities:

      A screenshot comparison of official transit authority photos

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      PakistanMultanPeshawarPeshawar Bus Rapid TransitPeshawar Bus Rapid Transit SystemPeshawar BusPeshawar Bus AccidentMultan Bus Accident
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      Claim :   Photo shows an accident involving a bus from a recently inaugurated fleet in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook and Twitter
      Fact Check :  False
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