Nine killed in bus crash

Published October 3, 2014
— APP file photo
— APP file photo

LAHORE: Nine people were killed and 21 others injured when a bus going to Mansehra by the National Highway overturned near Uch Sharif in Bahawalpur district on Thursday night.

According to TV reports, most passengers on the bus coming from Karachi were heading home for Eidul Azha.

The injured were admitted to the Taranda Rural Health Centre and Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur.

Police said the driver lost control over the wheel because of over-speeding. They feared the death toll might increase.

Published in Dawn, October 3rd, 2014

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