Two dead, 30 injured in Matiari passenger bus accident

KARACHI: At least two people were dead and more than 30 people sustained injuries when a passenger bus overturned in the Matiari district of Sindh on Tuesday.

The accident occurred on the National Highway near New Saeedabad where the bus overturned. The ill-fated bus was heading to Karachi from Shikarpur.

Rescue teams reached the spot after being informed and shifted the dead and injured to a nearby medical facility.

Earlier on May 31, at least six people had been killed while 30 others were injured in a similar accident after skidding off a bridge in Khanewal.

The incident had taken place near Pull Rango. Rescue officials said the ill-fated bus was on its way from Lahore to Multan when it had met an accident.

The driver of the vehicle had lost control while trying to avoid hitting a motorcycle, due to which the bus overturned, they added.

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