LAHORE: At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed and more than a dozen were injured when a bus fell into a ditch near Jalalpur Bhattian in Hafizabad district on Saturday.

As per details, the incident took place at village Solgain Kharal.

The Rescue 1122 said the accident occurred due to speeding.

The bus turned turtle before falling into the ditch, which led to the death of 10 people and injuries to at least 20 others.

According to media reports, soon after the incident, rescue teams reached the spot and pulled the bus out of the pond with the help of a crane. They shifted the injured as well as the bodies of the deceased to hospital.

The names of the injured or the deceased could not be identified.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2022

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