ISLAMABAD 17 June (Online); At least 10 people died and 25 sustained injuries in a bus accident on the Islamabad-Lahore motorway near Kallar Kahar on Saturday, according to rescue and police officials.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmed confirmed the toll to media, adding that it could further increase.
Separately, the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) said in a statement that according to preliminary reports, the accident occurred at Kallar Kahar due to brake failure with a bus going to Lahore from Islamabad.
It added that the injured were being moved to a hospital for treatment.
The statement added that NHMP personnel were present at the site of the accident and engaged in rescue activities, monitored by DIG (Motorway) Mohammad Yusuf Malik and the sector commander, Commander Nafri.
The NHMP statement said that due to the accident, two motorways were closed while the third one was open for traffic.
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