Man killed as bus overturns

Rescue officials rushed to shift the injured to local hospital for treatment

SIALKOT: A man was killed in a road accident in Sialkot on Tuesday. Rescue 1122 officials said a bus bearing registration number LES-3450 was on its way to Sialkot when it overturned due to speeding near Vario Jungle. As a result, Akhtar, 55, was killed on the spot while 10 others suffered injuries.

The injured were identified as Ejaz, Nasir, Arshad, Sultan, Akhtar, Adrees, Iftikhar, Shahid, Sajjad and Lateef. Soon after the incident, rescue officials rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a local hospital for treatment. Further investigation was under way.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 20^th, 2017.