KASUR: Two passengers died while at least 15 suffered injuries when a bus overturned near Khunda Mor near Phoolnagar on Multan Road on Saturday.

The Lahore-bound bus was coming from Faisalabad when it overturned near Khunda Mor as one of its rear tyres burst.

According to eyewitnesses, the bus was speeding and the driver lost control over it. As a result, Babar Ali and Ashiq died on the spot while at least 15 were injured.

The injured were identified as Muhammad Sultan, Ashraf, Imran, Yousaf, Ramzan, Usman, Dost Muhammad, Talha, Iftikhar, Abbas, Barkat, Inyat, Yasir, Saeed and Bilal. They were shifted to the Phoolnagar Trauma Centre. The bus driver managed to escape.

In another incident, a young man was crushed to death by a poultry van on Ferozepur Road in the limits of the Saddar police.

Malik Amir was going home on a motorcycle when he was hit by the van from the rear side. As a result, Amir received serious injuries and he was shifted to the DHQ Hospital where he was referred to the Lahore General Hospital (LGH) owing to his critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries at the LGH.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2024