RAWALPINDI: One person was killed and 47 others were injured when a bus from Gujranwala overturned due to brake failure near Shawala area of Murree on Tuesday. The bus driver lost his life in the accident while other people, including nine schoolchildren, were injured when they were heading back to Gujranwala from a trip to Murree. According to Murree police, the accident took place when a bus en route to Miyari overturned after hitting a roadside pillar. As a result, bus driver Tanveer Hussain, 60,was killed and 47 others, including schoolchildren, parents and teachers, were injured. Four of the injured were in critical condition. As soon as the accident was reported, Rescue 1122, district and traffic police officials reached the site and started rescue operation to shift the injured trapped in the bus to the hospital. The injured were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital by rescue teams and private vehicles. Traffic police appealed to citizens and tourists to avoid unnecessary crowds near the accident site, give way to rescue vehicles and follow traffic police instructions. — Staff Reporter