Categories: Top Stories

Death toll rises to 27, 69 injured in road accident near Chakwal

F.P. Report

CHAKWAL: As many as 27 people were killed and 69 injured after an over speeding bus fell off a bridge in Pathankot area of Talagang on Wednesday night.

Rescue officials told media that the bus fell from a height of 150 feet in which as many as 69 people were injured in the accident and adding that the bus was carrying nearly a hundred passengers, was on its way to Lahore Raiwind from Kohat .

The deceased and injured were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Talagang after the accident.

Earlier on 3 August 3, two schoolgirls died and seven others were injured when a school bus carrying children met with an accident on the Mianwali-Talagang road.

 

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Stormy Daniels testifies during day 13 of Trump’s New York hush money trial

NEW YORK: Her story is at the heart of the hush money criminal trial against…

3 hours ago

Hamas official warns of no ceasefire deal if Israel continues aggression on Gaza

GAZA : Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned on Tuesday that if Israel’s military aggression continues…

3 hours ago

Police break up pro-Palestine protests at Berlin, Amsterdam

BERLIN: Police have broken up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who occupied a…

3 hours ago

TikTok challenges potential US ban in court

WASHINGTON (AFP): TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the…

3 hours ago

Saudi team’s visit significant headway in bilateral ties: PM

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the visit of Saudi…

3 hours ago

This website uses cookies.