11 killed in a bus accident in Pakistan's Sindh province

Eleven people, including two women and three children, were killed when a bus overturned on a busy highway in Pakistan's Sindh province today, officials said.

The accident occurred near Hameedwala at Jampur. Ten people died on the spot while another victim died at the hospital. 15 others were injured and are being treated currently.

Several women and children are among those injured and some are in serious condition, officials said.

The speeding bus overturned when the driver tried to avoid a tractor.

Road accidents are common in Pakistan owing to poor infrastructure and disregard for traffic laws.

On Saturday, 25 people were killed and over 40 others injured when a bus overturned after hitting a roadside electricity pylon in Punjab province.
 

Twenty-four people were killed on March 16 when a bus carrying soldiers fell into a ravine in northern Pakistan.