Three killed, 13 injured as bus falls into ditch

Rawalpindi: In an unfortunate incident, at least three people have been killed while 13 others sustained injuries after a speeding passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch near Fateh Jang Interchange suburbs of Rawalpindi Saturday morning. 

Police and rescue teams reached the spot after getting information and provided first aid treatment to the injured. 

The victims were shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). 

The dead included: Yasir Ali, Mola Bakhs and an unidentified man. 

Three of the injured are in critical condition, said doctors. 

The slightly wounded passengers were allowed to go after given first aid, the hospital authorities said.