A collision between a rickshaw and a bus left five students and the rickshaw driver dead and two other critically injured in the Bhakkar area of Punjab.

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BHAKKAR: A collision between a rickshaw and a bus left five students and the rickshaw driver dead and two other critically injured in the Bhakkar area of Punjab.

As per reports citing rescue officials, before the rickshaw had collided with the passenger bus, the female students aboard who lost their lives had been returning after their giving their exam.

The accident killed five students and the driver immediately while the remaining two wounded passengers were moved to a hospital in the locality.

The injured are stated to be presently in a critical condition.

Subsequent to the incident, locals of the area launched a demonstration by blocking the road and setting ablaze a bus that was in the area.