13 die in road accident in southern Punjab, Pakistan
13 die in road accident in southern Punjab, Pakistan
19:52, August 18, 2010

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At least 13 people died and 30 others were injured on Wednesday in a road accident in southern Pakistan's province of Punjab, local media reported.
According to the reports, the accident occurred when a passenger bus hit loaded trailer parked on the roadside of the main by-pass road of the Bahawalpur city in southern Punjab.
Police said that the careless driver of the ill-fated bus tried to pass another bus from the wrong side and hit a parked trailer which killed 13 passengers on the spot.
All the 30 injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals where eight of them are reported in severe condition.
Source:Xinhua
According to the reports, the accident occurred when a passenger bus hit loaded trailer parked on the roadside of the main by-pass road of the Bahawalpur city in southern Punjab.
Police said that the careless driver of the ill-fated bus tried to pass another bus from the wrong side and hit a parked trailer which killed 13 passengers on the spot.
All the 30 injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals where eight of them are reported in severe condition.
Source:Xinhua
(Editor:梁军)


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