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07 February 2005
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Monday
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27 Zilhaj 1425
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KASUR: Three killed, 17 hurt as bus overturns
By Our Correspondent
KASUR, Feb 6: Three people, including a woman, were killed while 17 passengers sustained injuries as a speeding bus overturned here at Phoolnagar by-pass on Sunday.
Reports said the bus (LXP-5986) was going from Lahore to Burewala. Near the Phoolnagar by-pass, the driver lost control over it while negotiating a turn. The vehicle overturned and rammed into a tree killing Ghulam Rasool, Khalid Hussain and Aisha Bibi on the spot.
The injured identified as Sajid Ali, Abbas, Sharif, Qamar Zaman, Qurban Ali, Rafique, Sultan, Bashir Ahmad, Shabbir Raza, Hanif, Sattar, Pervez, Abid Masih, Sultana Bibi and her daughter Zakia (10), Ghafooran Bibi and Rizwan were rushed to the local health centres, from where Sajid, Sharif and Qamar Zaman were referred to the Lahore Jinnah Hospital.
Police have registered a case.
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