Seven dead, more feared drowned as bus falls into Pakistan canal

slamabad - Seven people were killed and a score more were feared drowned Friday when a bus fell into a canal in eastern Pakistan, police said.

The driver lost control while overtaking another vehicle on a sharp bend next to the Abbasia canal near the town of Rahimyar Khan in Punjab province.

"Rescuers have found seven bodies while four people - two women and two children - have been pulled out of the water alive," police officer Sheikh Abid Akhtar said.