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Passenger coach overturned on National Highway; 18 dead

SUKKUR: A Karachi-bound coach overturned on National Highway near Sangi, killing at least 18 people including women and children while injuring several more, Geo News reported.According to police,...

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April 20, 2014

Passenger coach overturned on National Highway; 18 dead
SUKKUR: A Karachi-bound coach overturned on National Highway near Sangi, killing at least 18 people including women and children while injuring several more, Geo News reported.

According to police, the passenger coach, moving from Dera Ghazi Khan to Karachi, overturned due to speeding as it tried to save trailer from being hit.

The bodies and injured passengers have been taken to hospital.

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