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21 children injured as truck rams into school bus in Pakistan's Punjab

Islamabad, Oct. 28 (UNI) At least 21 school children were injured when a bus plunged into a roadside drain after being hit by a truck in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Tuesday, rescue officials said.
The accident occurred on Bypass Road in Sheikhupura district, a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 told Xinhua.
"Following the collision, the school bus fell into a drain. Our teams immediately reached the site and shifted 15 injured children to a nearby hospital, while six others were given first aid on the spot," the Rescue 1122 official said.
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