20 individuals killed in bus-oil tanker crash in Pakistan

As many as 20 individuals had been killed in a bus-oil tanker crash in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday.

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At least 20 individuals had been burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday, rescue officers mentioned, the second main highway accident within the province in three days.

The accident occurred on a motorway in Multan, some 350 kms from Lahore, reportedly due to overspeeding, police mentioned.

Traffic remained suspended on the motorway for a number of hours after the accident.

“Twenty people have perished in a collision between a bus which was going to Karachi from Lahore and an oil tanker. After the collision, both the bus and tanker caught fire and the passengers were burnt alive,” a Rescue 1122 spokesperson added that six passengers who suffered burn accidents had been shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan the place their situation is said to be vital.

“Most bodies of the perished passengers are burnt completely and beyond recognition. These bodies will be handed over to the families after a DNA test,” he mentioned.

He additional mentioned after the accident the fireplace engulfed each automobiles and the rescue operation was very troublesome for the rescue and firefighter groups.

Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi has expressed grief over the lack of treasured lives within the accident and directed the well being authorities involved to supply higher remedy to the injured. He additionally directed the administration to cooperate with the households of the deceased to establish them.

On Saturday, at the very least 13 individuals had been killed after a loaded truck collided with a passenger bus in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

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