ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (APP):At least eight passengers were killed and 32 others, including women and children, sustained injuries when a passenger bus overturned after colliding with a road divider on an under-construction section of the Indus Highway in Rajanpur on Wednesday.
According to rescue sources, the accident occurred near Bangla Hidayat when a passenger bus travelling from Karachi to Dera Ghazi Khan collided with the divider, a local news channel reported.
Upon receiving information, rescue teams rushed to the site and initiated a prompt rescue operation to retrieve the bodies of the deceased and evacuate the injured.
The emergency responders provided medical aid to the injured before shifting them to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment.
Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the accident.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
