HAFIZABAD: Five people died, and more than 27 were injured after a passenger bus plunged into a drain near a flyover in Punjab on Thursday, Rescue 1122 said.
Passengers were travelling from Raiwind to Chiniot to attend the Tablighi Ijtema religious gathering when the crash occurred.
Rescue officials identified speeding as a suspected cause. Their initial assessment did not establish a final finding on what caused the vehicle to leave the road.
Emergency teams reached the scene and began recovering passengers from the bus, assisted survivors and transported the injured to hospital for treatment.
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The death toll rose during the rescue response. Officials had not yet released the victims’ identities or details of the injured passengers’ conditions.
