KOHAT, March 17: One person was killed and seven people, including two women, were seriously injured when a car collided with a Karachi-bound bus on the Indus Highway on Friday.

The Saddar police said the car was going from Bannu to Kohat when the bus collided with it while overtaking a tractor near Muslimabad. Naseebur Rehman, a resident of Bannu, died on the spot.

The injured were identified as Akhund Mohammad, Khan Mohammad, Khalid, Shah Faisal, Shah Haroon, Ms Shaista and Ms Sofia.

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