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Sleeping driver drives coach into ditch, killing 3 passengers in Pannu AqilBreaking

January 05, 2024

Three passengers were killed and more than 20 others sustained injuries when a speeding passenger coach skidded off the road and fell into a ditch on the National Highway near Pannu Aqil on Friday. According to police, three passengers died on the spot while more than 20 others got hurt in the accident. The injured also included women and children and the condition of seven was reported to be quite precarious, said the police. The passenger coach was going to Peshawar from Karachi. Police said that the accident occurred as the driver fell asleep while driving the vehicle.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)