Sahiwal: At least nine persons including drivers of a bus and a truck were killed and 40 others injured during a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Sahiwal on Thursday. The accident took place when a Lahore-bound passenger bus coming from Sukkur was hit by a speeding truck coming from opposite direction, which left seven passengers dead and 40 others injured. The identity of the victims could not be ascertained immediately.
The bodies and the injured were rushed to DHQ hospital Sahiwal for medico-legal formalities and treatment. The hospital staff said that seven injured were in critical condition. The bus and truck drivers were among the dead.
The injured persons said that the bus was overloaded and the driver was riding the bus with speeding.