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KARACHI: At least 20 people died and 25 were injured on Friday when a passenger bus destined for Karachi overturned in Rahim Yar Khan, DawnNews reported.

According to state television, the injured were taken to Sheikh Zayed Medical College and other local hospitals around the area.

Some of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.

The bus was travelling to Karachi from Bahawalpur with 40 passengers on the Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar highway.

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