Six killed as coach overturns

Published May 31, 2002

HUB, May 30: At least six persons were killed and several others were injured when a Karachi-bound passenger coach overturned near Bela, some 170kms from here on late Tuesday night.

According to reports reaching here, a passenger coach Al-Hikmat No QAJ 603 was heading from Quetta to Karachi but it overturned when it reached near Qalandrani Hotel in Tehsil Bela jurisdiction of district Lasbela at around 2:30 am.

Eye witnesses said the coach met the accident when the driver of the coach lost his control over steering due to over-speeding.

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