13 killed, 5 injured as truck falls over bus in Pakistan
STORY: 13 killed, 5 injured as truck falls over bus in Pakistan
DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:07
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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1. various of the accident site
STORYLINE:
At least 13 people were killed and five others injured after a truck fell over a passenger bus in Rahim Yar Khan city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, rescue workers told local media on Saturday night.
According to the reports, a passenger bus fell into a sinkhole at Feroza Central road and got stuck into it. The accident took place when a truck loaded with sugar bags fell over the bus.
The rescue operation was started afterward with 10 emergency vehicles as well as cranes of the district administration, rescue officials said, adding that the rescue work was hampered due to heavy rains.
The initial death toll of five increased to 13 as rescue teams started taking bodies out of the bus, the rescue officials said.
The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, they added.
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