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At least 12 people died and several others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred near Kallar Kahar, an area of Chakwal district, according to media reports.
The reports said a bus travelling from Islamabad to Lahore for a wedding ceremony overturned because of a tyre burst in the Kallar Kahar Salt Range area. As a result, 12 passengers died on the spot, whereas 65 people sustained injuries.
The motorway police evacuated the people trapped inside the bus. The rescue operation was continuing till filing of the report, as the lack of visibility at night.
Officials expressed the fear that the death toll could rise.
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