Six injured as bus overturns on National Highway

Published April 21, 2014
— File photo
— File photo

KARACHI: At least six people were injured in the early hours of Monday when a passenger coach overturned on the National Highway in Sindh’s Kandhkot district, DawnNews reported.

The accident took place near Ghouspur area in Kandhkot when driver of a passenger coach lost control of the vehicle and it overturned.

Police personnel and rescue teams immediately reached the site of the incident and started relief work, shifting the victims to a nearby hospital.

Pakistan has one of the world’s worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

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