Death toll from the Friday’s bus accident rose to 19 as four bodies were recovered on Saturday from the flooded nullah where the vehicle taking people to a wedding party had fallen, rescuers said.
A spokesman of the 1122 rescue service Aruj Sherazi told Dawn with the latest recovery of four bodies — three children and one woman — the total death toll reached to 19.
However, he said the operation was still continuing and there were chances of recovery of more people.
According to the people of the Badoo Samarbagh village, wherefrom the ill-fated bus started its journey towards Mardan, the death toll might increase.
Local police while referring to the statements of the relatives of the victims said that 11 people were still missing.
Officials said the operation for recovery of the missing people was still going on but it seemed that they might have washed away by the floodwater.
Sunday 24 February 2013
http://dawn.com/2013/02/24/bus-accident-death-toll-reaches-19/
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