Nine killed, 35 injured as bus overturns

BAHAWALPUR - Nine people including a three-year-old boy were killed when a Seha-wan Sharif Sindh bound passenger bus turned turtle near Rama level crossing Bahawal-pur, here Wednesday night. It is stated that when the bus carrying 70 pilgrims, on its way towards Sehawan Sharif, reached near Rama level cro-ssing, the driver lost control of the vehicle due to over-speeding and it turned upside down. As a result, nine people including conductor Ashiq, Khadim, Ali Abbas, Karamat Ali, Shakeel Hussain, M Yar, Waris Ali, Mohamamd Ahmad Paracha, Shabbir died on the spot, while 35 sustained injuries. The condition of eight persons is stated to be serious. The injured were rushed to Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital.

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