Seven killed, 25 wounded as Bus fell into ditch

Kallar Kahar: Seven passengers have died and 25 were injured as a bus going from Islamabad to Lahore fell into a ditch at Kallar Kahar on Sunday night.
Two cars and a pickup van coming from the opposite direction on the road were also badly damaged after hitting the unfortunate passenger bus.
According to details, the passenger bus fell into a ditch due to brake failure.
At late hours of yesterday, three people were still trapped in the bus and were being tried to pull out by cutting the iron body of the bus. Motorway police reached the spot and started rescue operations. Injured passengers are being shifted to the nearest hospitals. Locals claimed that wedding participants were travelling on the passenger bus. –Agencies