Six drown as bus falls into canal near Taunsa

TAUNSA SHARIF: At least six people drowned when a bus they were riding in fell into the Chashma Right Bank canal near Headsuba on Monday, rescue sources informed Geo News.

The local authorities present at the site of the incident said that as many as 20 people were present in the bus.

Rescue officials said that eight people rescued themselves, while the authorities saved the lives of four people and searching for two people. Meanwhile, four people were killed and 20 injured as a Swat-bound bus from Karachi overturned near Rajanpur.

The identities of the deceased in both the incidents have not been revealed by the authorities.

The injured were shifted to a nearby health facility for immediate treatment. Reports suggest that women and children were present in the respective buses.