At Least 19 Killed, 35 Injured In Bus Accident In Northeastern Pakistan - Reports

Sumaira FH Published October 22, 2018 | 12:09 AM

At Least 19 Killed, 35 Injured in Bus Accident in Northeastern Pakistan - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd October, 2018) At least 19 people were killed and 35 others were wounded in a collision of two buses in northeastern Pakistan, local media reported on Sunday.

The accident occurred in the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province, according to the Pakistan Today daily newspaper.

As many as 19 out of 70 bus passengers returning to the city of Multan from Dera Ghazi Khan were reported dead, the newspaper said.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended condolences over the incident.

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