The police have claimed that the accident at Salt Range took place due to the speeding of the bus
The death toll has risen to 14 and more than 60 injured as a result of the accident that happened to a passenger bus on Sunday night near Klarkahar in Chakwal, Punjab province.
According to rescue officials, the bus was going from Islamabad to Lahore when it met with an accident near Klarkahar. According to the local police, Barati was on board the bus.
According to Deputy Commissioner Chakwal Qarat-ul-Ain Malik, “On Sunday night at around 9 o’clock, the bus of Baratis going from Islamabad to Lahore went out of control at the place of Salt Range apparently due to brake failure and
Breaking the safety barriers, it collided with the vehicles going from Lahore to Islamabad on the other side of the road. As a result of the accident, three vehicles including a bus fell into the ditch.
According to Deputy Commissioner Qarat-ul-Ain, more than 80 passengers were affected as a result of the collision between the bus and the cars, of which 14 people, including the bus driver, died on the spot while more than 64 were injured.