At least 9 passengers died including one woman while over 34 were injured as a bus carrying passengers plunged into a ditch near Hassan Abdal tehsil of Attock district, a private TV reported. According to sources, the accident took place early on Thursday morning while the bus was bound to Lahore from Mansehra when the driver lost control over bus due to over speeding a few miles away Wah Cantt and it fell into a ditch. The deceased persons included Muhammad Banaras, Anisa Bibi, Fazal Karim, Gulraiz, Rafaqat Gul, and Muhammd Arif while one body has not been identified yet, hospital sources said. Injured people said more than 50 persons were onboard while 16 wounded persons have been discharged from hospital after first aid treatment, hospital sources said.
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