Eleven killed in bus-truck collision

PAKPATTAN:

At least 11 people, a Patrolling Police official and a Para Force personnel, were killed and 33 others injured on Thursday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on Depalpur Road, a Rescue 1122 spokesperson said.

The accident occurred near 17 SP Stop when a bus travelling from Multan to Kasur collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction, the spokesperson said.

A rescue operation was under way to retrieve passengers trapped in the wreckage, with cranes and other heavy machinery being used, the spokesperson added.