According to police, a bus (FSB-855) was heading towards Lahore from Sangla Hill when it turned turtle due to over speed. -- AP File Photo

SHEIKHUPURA: Fifteen people were killed and forty others sustained injuries when a bus overturned at Baghanwala Morh near Farooqabad, some 11 km from here on Monday.

According to police, a bus (FSB-855) was heading towards Lahore from Sangla Hill when it turned turtle due to over speed.

As a result, 15 commuters died on the spot while 40 others received injuries. The injured were shifted to DHQ Hospital Sheikhupura by Rescue-1122, where the condition of 10 victims was stated to be critical.

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