MULTAN, Sept 16: Two persons were killed when a bus knocked them down at high speed at Chowk Double Phattak here on Sunday.

Police officials said the accident occurred when the driver lost control over the vehicle after the break fail, killing two pedestrians, Muhammad Sadiq and Asif Javed.

Four injured — Muhammad Zulfiqar, Shumaila, Sajjad and Muhammad Ashraf — were taken to the Nishter Hospital.

Meanwhile, people gathered at the place and set fire to the bus.