ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and two others injured after a passenger bus collided with a motorcycle rickshaw on Wednesday morning in Sargodha district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, police said.
According to the police, the accident took place on Khushab road in the district when the bus driver tried to pass a motorcycle and eventually hit the rickshaw coming from the opposite side.
All the casualties were passengers in the rickshaw, police authorities said, adding that the accident occurred due to the bus driver's negligence.
Police said that the bus driver fled the site while the bus was taken into custody.
Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintained vehicles, dilapidated roads as well as negligence of road safety measures. ■
