MURREE, Nov. 11 (Lord Media): A school bus carrying students and staff overturned near Shawala on the Expressway Link Road close to Murree, killing the driver and injuring 30 passengers, including students and school staff, rescue officials said.

Three of the injured were reported to be in critical condition.

The bus belonged to Al-Hamd Public Model School in Chadiyala Khurd, near Aimenabad in Gujranwala, and was returning from a recreational trip to Murree. Around 40 people, including students and school staff, were on board.

The bus reportedly went out of control and overturned near Shawala. The driver died at the scene.

Rescue 1122 teams from Murree rushed to the site after receiving information about the accident. Rescuers pulled passengers from the wreckage, provided first aid and shifted 30 injured people to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Murree.

Local residents also joined the rescue efforts and helped the injured.

Murree Deputy Commissioner Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi and other district administration officials reached the site and supervised the rescue operation. LORD