PINDI BHATTIAN: At least five people were killed and 40 others injured when a passenger bus travelling from Raiwind to Chiniot fell into a drain in Punjab, rescue officials said.
The accident occurred on Kot Nakka Road in Pindi Bhattian. According to rescue officials, 65 passengers were aboard the bus, and all the injured were shifted to hospitals for treatment.
Local residents said the five people killed in the accident belonged to Jiabagga, an area of Raiwind. The passengers were travelling to attend the International Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference in Chiniot.
Major Road Accidents in Punjab
Punjab has witnessed several major road accidents in recent weeks.
On October 21, a passenger bus collided with a divider and overturned near Bangla Hidayat on the Indus Highway, killing 10 people, including seven men, two women and a young girl.
On October 20, five young men were killed when a speeding Toyota Corolla struck a divider, crashed into the wall of a plot and caught fire on Bosan Road in Multan. All five victims were residents of Shujaabad.
On October 15, a speeding 22-wheeler trailer rammed into a car stopped at a traffic signal on Allama Iqbal Road in Lahore’s Garhi Shahu area. The crash killed 42-year-old Asim, his 35-year-old wife, Huma, and their 15-year-old son, Talha.
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Earlier, on January 17, a truck carrying 23 people from Islamabad to Faisalabad plunged into a dry canal near the Galapur Bangla Bridge in Kot Momin amid dense fog. The accident killed 14 people, including six children, and injured nine others.
