Bus accident near Vehari kills 7

VEHARI: A passenger bus overturned on Hasilpur Road near Vehari, killing seven people and injuring 25 others, Express News reported on Sunday. The speeding bus – carrying 50 passengers – toppled as the driver tried to steer past two motorcyclists. Rescue 1122 officials arrived at the scene of the accident and took the injured to nearby hospitals for medical assistance. The dead include a woman. A day earlier, 12 people were killed and dozens had sustained injuries in similar road accidents in Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala and Dera Ghazi Khan.