Four killed as bus falls into river in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: A bus carrying thirteen passengers fell into Bahawal Canal that killed four persons including two women and two girls while four others sustained injuries, Geo News reported Wednesday.

According to police, the bus was on its way to Faisalabad from Bahawalnagar but unfortunately fell into the canal due to over speeding.

After the accident, local residents and police reached the spot to help the victims during which two women and two girls drowned. The injured were shifted to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Hasilpur.

Rescue teams have reached the accident site and efforts are underway to pull out the bus from the canal and shift the injured to hospital.