At least 15 people were killed when a passenger van
travelling in southern Pakistan crashed and caught fire, officials
said Sunday.
The van was carrying passengers from Karachi to Hyderabad city
when it struck an object and careered off the road late
Saturday.
“The death toll in the unfortunate accident has reached 15,”
Owais Shah, the transport minister of Sindh province, told AFP.
Five other people were injured, three of them critically, he
said.
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Most of the bodies were burned beyond recognition, said Faisal
Edhi, head of the non-profit Edhi Foundation which runs the morgue
the bodies were taken to.
Investigators were looking to see if a natural gas cylinder
aboard the bus had contributed to the inferno.
Such incidents occur frequently on Pakistan’s roads, where
speeding, dilapidated vehicles, and badly maintained roads all
contribute to the accident rate.
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