NOWSHERA: At least ten persons were killed and several others sustained injuries when a passenger bus overturned near Akbarpura village of Nowshera district here on Tuesday.

According to rescue sources, the bus was on way from Lahore to Peshawar when it skidded off the road near Akbarpura, and overturned.

According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Rescue 1122 and local people reached the spot to retrieve the victims from the gorge. The injured passengers were shifted to a nearby hospital by rescue officials for medical aid.