Six killed and 15 hurt in bus-trolley collision

17 May, 2004

As many as six passengers were killed and 15 injured seriously when Sialkot-Shakargarh-Narowal bound overloaded and over-speeding passenger bus fell into the road side ravine after colliding with an overloaded trolley near Kakey Key More on Shakargarh - Narowal main road on early Sunday morning.
Reportedly, Driver Falak Sher lost his control over the said bus (FDW 9286) and this overloaded and over-speeding bus collided with a tractor trolley (loaded with wheat bags) coming from the opposite direction and bus fell into the road side ravine, killing six persons on the spot and injuring seriously 15 other passengers, including women and children.
The names of deceased persons are: Liaquat Ali, Irshad Ahmad, Tariq Khan, Shehbaz, Riaz and an unknown person.
The injured were admitted to Shakargarh Narowal and Lahore hospitals in critical condition.

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