06/09/2011 12:47
11 killed in Pakistan bus crash
11 bus passengers, including four women, lost their lives as the tie rod of their vehicle broke down at Kehnsar village, near Umerkot, Pakistan Tuesday morning, ITAR-TASS reported.
The bus, carrying 25 passengers, was traveling from Chachar to Umerkot.
The accident caused injuries of varied degrees to the other passengers who were carried to a nearby health centre by the villagers.
According to eye witness accounts, the driver lost control of the speeding bus on a road which had become slippery due to intermittent rainfall in the area.