2 killed, 23 injured in bus-tractor collision in NW Pakistan


ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two children were killed and 23 others injured when a bus carrying wedding guests collided with a tractor-trolley in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, rescue officials said.

The accident occurred in the Budh Bheer area of the provincial capital Peshawar, where the bus was travelling to a wedding ceremony, according to Rescue 1122.

Rescue teams rushed to the scene after receiving information about the accident and provided first aid to 15 injured people at the site. Eight injured women and children were shifted to hospitals for further treatment, the rescue service said.

Rescue operations were underway at the scene, according to officials.

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