ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (NNN-APP) – At least 27 people were killed and over 30 others injured, when a passenger bus collided with a trailer, in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media reported this morning.
According to the reports, the accident occurred after the over-speeding bus collided with a trailer, near Taunsa bypass, in Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab.
Rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the victims to a near hospital.
The ill-fated bus was heading to Sialkot city from the Rajanpur district of the province.
Road accidents are quite frequent in Pakistan, mainly due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and unprofessional driving.– NNN-APP
