Bus Plunges into Drain in Punjab, Pakistan; Five Dead, 27 Injured
A tragic bus accident in Punjab, Pakistan, resulted in five fatalities and 27 injuries as a passenger bus fell into a drain.
Lahore, October 29 (Daily Kiran) : A devastating bus accident occurred in Punjab, Pakistan, on October 29, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuries to 27 others. Local media outlets reported the incident, citing information from the emergency service provider, Rescue 1122.
According to the English daily Dawn, the passenger bus fell into a drain in the Hafizabad district. The accident took place in the Fatehke area of the Pindi Bhattian tehsil. The bus was en route from Raiwind to Chiniot when it lost control, reportedly due to high speed.
Rescue teams arrived promptly at the scene and initiated a rescue operation. First aid was administered to the injured on-site, with 20 individuals subsequently transported to the hospital. Local authorities utilized a crane to extract the bus, uncovering the bodies of five victims from beneath the vehicle.
Fears persisted that more passengers could be trapped under the wreckage, prompting the rescue teams to continue their search efforts. Five rescue vehicles participated in the operation.
This incident marks the second horrific bus accident in just one week. Previously, a collision between a minibus and a passenger coach near Zero Point on the Quetta-Karachi highway in Balochistan claimed the lives of 12 travelers and injured over 24 others. Earlier, another bus overturned after hitting a divider on the Indus Highway in Rajanpur district, resulting in 10 fatalities and 44 injuries.
Media outlet Geo News noted that this latest accident adds to a troubling trend of incidents involving vehicles plunging into drains or canals. In June 2026, a high-speed passenger van fell into a canal near the Dharmapura-Chaubacha crossing in Lahore, injuring seven people.
