At least five passengers including a girl died and another 42 sustained severe injuries when a coach and a trailer collided head on near Chak 119/9-l at Arif Wala-Sahiwal road on early Tuesday morning.
Coach driver Afzal, conductor Safdar Ali and Muhammad Yaseen of Chak 115, Hasilpur died on the spot. Identity of two others including a 20-year girl could not be ascertained.
The condition of twenty injured is said to be critical. They include Muhammad Siddique, Asghar Ali, Mahardin, Nadeem, Amir Sohail, Abrar Hussain, Mumtaz, Muhammad Tanveer, Akram, Aisha Asghar, Mrs Nadeem, Sobia, Parveen, Shahida, Amina Khalid, a 10-year girl, tw-year infant and four others. The injured were rushed to a local hospital.
The coach operated by Madina company was en-route to Sialkot from Hasilpur when it collided with a parked trailer while overtaking another coach.
