Passenger dies as bus turns turtle near Sheikhupura

SHEIKHUPURA: A rashly driven bus with at least 25 passengers on board turned turtle here killing a passenger and injuring scores of others, Geo News reported Sunday.

Sources said the passenger bus, which was on its way to Faisalabad from Lahore, met with the accident near QB Link Canal in Sheikhupura.

Police said the speeding bus slid on the wet asphalt road and overturned. The road was dangerously slippery because of the heavy rainfall earlier in the day, sources told Geo News.

The injured passengers were brought to nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries