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16 killed in coach, bus collision

CHARSADA: As many as 16 people were killed while five others injured when a flying coach collided with a passenger bus near here on Saturday.

The dead and injured were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar.

The Charsada-bound flying coach full to its capacity collided head-on with a passenger bus coming from opposite direction on main Peshawar-Charsada Highway near Gulbela village.

The volunteers from the adjoining areas rushed to the spot and launched rescue relief and operation of the affected passengers of both the buses. APP