28 die in Lodhran bus accident

A passenger bus was heading to Sadiqabad from Faisalabad. When reached near Lodhran, due to over speeding and overloading it ploughed into a trailer, killing 28 people. The crash was so severe that the bus was totally wrecked. Those who died included: Dr Jehanzeb, Munir Ahmad, Imran, Allah Wasaya, Liaqat, Muhammad Ali, Mujahid, Tahir, Sanaullah, Zafar, Ali, Rukhsana, Zahida, Aasia, Nasim Bibi and others.

The injured were immediately shifted to Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur and DHQ Hospital Lodhran. The destroyed bus had total capacity of 44 persons but it was carrying at least 100 persons in it and students were sitting on its roof. DPO Lodhran Khurram Ali Shah said investigations are underway to know the real cause of incident and those responsible for the mishap would be dealt with sternly.