Fifteen passengers died and 25 injured when a fast-speeding bus fell down from a bridge and caught fire in Habibabad, an area of Pattauki on Saturday. The injured included women and children.
DPO Kasur had reported death of 43 persons in the accident and later DCO Kasur Syed Akhtar Jaffri confirmed 15 deaths.
According to officials, relief operation began just after receiving the accident report and the injured were taken to the City Hospital Pattauki and Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Most of them are in critical condition.
The officials further told that the bus carrying 60 passengers was going from Lahore to Multan and Dera Gahzi Kahn.
According to eyewitness, a loud explosion was heard on falling of the bus and it immediately aught fire.
Dead bodies were kept at the District Hospital Pattauki.
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