NOWSHERA: Seven people were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger coach collided with a truck in Nizampur area here on Saturday.

Locals rushed to the spot and shifted the dead and the injured to hospital.

According to a spokesman of Rescue 1122, a woman and child died on the spot, while five others expired in Qazi Medical Complex. He said at least 18 people were boarding the coach. The Nizampur police registered a case and started investigation.

According to the police, the bodies were handed over to families after postmortem. Two victims and one injured could not be identified.

Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2020

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