NAWABSHAH: One person was killed and 15 others were injured when a passenger coach overturned on Sakrand National Highway in Nawabshah on Wednesday morning.

Rescue officials said that the accident took place due to high speed. The injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital Sakrand. The deceased has been identified as Sabir Hussain. Police said that the passenger bus was coming from Dera Ghazi Khan to Karachi.

After the accident, the flow of traffic on the national highway was affected. Rescue officials transported the affected coach to the shore by crane.