ISLAMABAD, July 27 – At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger bus overturned on a motorway in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province early Sunday, officials said.
The accident occurred when a Lahore-bound bus traveling from Islamabad, with 40 passengers on board, suffered a front-left tire burst, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, Deeba Shahnaz, chief public information officer at Rescue 1122, told Xinhua.
Six people died on the spot, while two others succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
Rescue teams and motorway officials reached the scene promptly. Seven of the injured sustained critical injuries and were shifted to local hospitals, the official said.
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