Nearly 35 passengers were on-board at the time of the accident.
A risky turn and a lack of control on the bus by the driver was said to be a probable cause of the accident.
Rescue teams and ambulances soon reached the site of the accident and shifted injured victims to the district headquarter hospital in Chakwal.
Motorway police officials confirmed the number of causalities.
The accident resulted in heavy traffic on both sides of the motorway as rescue work was being carried out.
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These buses should not be allowed on the Motorway in the first place.
Motorway police should enhance their strength to monitor the speed in a small patch of salt range to avoid such incidents instead of putting unnecessary force and fine collection vehicles on plain track.
Very dangerous curves , one needs to follow the speed limits