DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three persons were killed and 10 others injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine near Umarkhel here on Sunday.

According to local residents and police, the bus was on way from Dera Ghazi Khan to Rawalpindi when it skidded of the Dera-Chashma Road.

Rescue 1122 and local people reached the spot to retrieve the victims from the gorge.

The victims were named Mohammad Atif, Mohammad Umar and an unidentified man. Four persons with critically injuries were shifted to Chashma hospital, while the rest were admitted to Paharpur and Dera hospitals.

Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2020

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