Islamabad: At least 56 people were killed today when a passenger bus collided head-on with a goods truck in southern Pakistan, officials said. The accident happened near the city of Khairpur, 450 kilometres (300 miles) north of Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.
The Karachi-bound passenger bus, which was coming from north-western city of Swat went on the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with a goods container, killing 56 people,” senior local police official Nasir Aftab told AFP.
A senior doctor at the Khairpur civil hospital confirmed the death toll and said the condition of three of the injured was critical. Pakistan has an appalling record of fatal traffic accidents due to poor roads, badly-maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
Bureau Report
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