ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger bus plunged into a drain in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Thursday, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue 1122, the accident occurred in the Fatehki area in the Pindi Bhattian region of the Hafizabad district, when the bus travelling from Raiwind to Chiniot plunged into the drain.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the site and launched an operation to recover passengers trapped beneath the wreckage.
With the assistance of the local government, a crane was used to lift the bus, enabling rescuers to recover the bodies of five victims from beneath the vehicle.
Local police said that the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle due to overspeeding. ■