10 killed in passenger bus crash in Pakistan's Punjab

30/12/2024 19:52

At least 10 people were killed and over seven others injured when a passenger bus turned turtle in the Attock district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Monday, police officials said.



The accident took place on the motorway near Fateh Jang area of the district when the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle due to a tire burst, leading to the tragic crash, officials from National Highways and Motorway Police told Xinhua.



Women and children are among the victims of the unfortunate accident, the officials said, adding that the bus was on its way to the federal capital Islamabad from the eastern Bahawalpur district when it met the accident.



Upon receiving the information, police along with rescue workers reached the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital, where two passengers were said to be in critical condition.



Earlier on Monday morning, a passenger van and trailer collided with each other in Naushahro Feroze district of the country's southern Sindh province, leaving six people dead on the spot and at least 15 others wounded.