A woman died and several other factory workers were injured as a speeding bus ran over them in Kot Radha Kishan, Punjab, rescue workers said on Friday. The horrific accident took place in Kot Radha Kishan, when a speeding bus of a factory ran over the workers due to brake failure. As a result, a woman lost her life on the spot, while several others sustained wounds. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital for medical treatment. Last year on November 7, a passenger coach ran over a motorcycle rickshaw near New Saeedabad in Matiari district leaving 11 passengers dead and three injured. The accident took place at Barocho Bagh near New Saeedabad when a Mianwali bound speedy coach had crashed into the rickshaw on the National Highway while trying to overtake. All eleven deceased and three injured were in the rickshaw, which was carrying labourers to their workplace in Katcha area.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP