Three mill workers were killed while 30 others injured, when a bus collided with a truck near Bhobhra village, about 95 km from here.
According to Sukheke police, a coaster No LZB-9086 was carrying more than forty passengers to Crescent Mill Bhau Maan at about 11 pm on Friday night when it reached near Bhobhra village, a truck No C-3088 (Quetta) coming from opposite direction collided with the coaster as a result most of them received injuries.
The injured were rushed to Sukheke, Pindi Bhattian and other hospitals by the police patrols. According to Sukheke Police, three persons including Coaster driver Ali Abbas and Security Guard Muhammad Hanif expired in the hospital due to serious injuries while five seriously injured Aamir, Zulfiqar, Zafar Iqbal, Riasat Ali and Imran were referred to Allied Hospital Faisalabad.
The injured are: Ali Akbar, Imtiaz, Imran, Ahmad Haroon, Mazhar Abbas, Nisar Ahmad, Faisal, Rizwan, Zeeshan, Abubakar, Hussain, Zafar Iqbal, Riasat Ali, Ghazanfar, Aamir, Zulfiqar, Hafiz Sial, Aamar, Waqas, Zahir Mahmood, Azhar.
The Sukheke police have registered a case against the truck driver who managed to slip away after the mishap.