School bus falls from GT Road Bridge, 3 killed several injured

Jehlum: A bus carrying students and teachers on a recreational tour from Lahore has fallen from Jhelum-Dina Bridge, leaving two female students and a teacher dead and 25 wounded in the horrible accident.

According to details, the school was heading towards Murree when the over-speeding bus fell of the bridge on GT Road on early Sunday morning.

The bus fell off the Jhelum-Dina Bridge on a railway line after the driver lost control over the vehicle.

Rescue 1122 officials told the media that two female students, one teach have lost their lives in the accident, whereas, 25 others sustained wounds.

They said that the wounded persons have been shifted to District Headquarters Hospital.

Expressing grief over the school bus accident in Dina, the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar directed the concerned authorities to provide best medical facilities to the injured.

Pakistan has a poor record of fatal traffic accidents due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.