15 confirmed dead as passenger bus falls in ditch near Hassan Abdal
- By Web Desk -
- May 03, 2021
ATTOCK: At least 15 people have confirmed died in a grim accident on Monday near Hasan Abdal’s Buran Interchange as a passenger bus bound for Mardan fell into a ditch while saving a car from crashing into it, ARY News reported.
The bus made a departure from Lahore to reach Mardan but on the way as it crossed Hassan Abdal, the bus met a calamity and plunged into a ditch.
According to the details on the unfortunate incident, the rescue officials have so far recovered the bodies of 15 people on board.
The injured are being shifted to a nearby hospital in Attock district, the rescue officials confirmed.
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