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Five killed, 20 injured as bus turns turtle in Pakistan

The bus, carrying devotees of a Sufi saint, was on its way back to Jacobabad from Sakhi Sarwar.

Islamabad: At least five people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday. 

The accident occurred as the driver of the bus dozed off and the vehicle turned turtle, Dawn quoted rescue services district in-charge Aslam as saying.

The bus, carrying devotees of a Sufi saint, was on its way back to Jacobabad from Sakhi Sarwar.

The injured were rushed to a local hospital, from where seriously injured were shifted to Rajanpur district hospital.

This post was last modified on July 30, 2023 4:47 pm

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