LAHORE: At least six people were killed on Wednesday when a passenger bus overturned after colliding with a motorcycle, four kilometres from the Mandi Faizabad area in Nankana Sahib district, DawnNews reported.

A couple and two of their children died on the spot when the motorcycle they were traveling on collided with the bus whereas four passengers on board the bus were also killed in the accident.

The bus was traveling from Lahore towards Jaranwala when it collided with the motorcycle on its way.

According to sources, the incident occurred due to over-speeding.

Police and rescue teams immediately reached the site of the incident and shifted the bodies to Sharaqpur 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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