18 died in head-on collision in Pakistan — Reports
Dushanbe, 13.04.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. At least 18 people died and 14 others injured on Wednesday in a head-on collision involving a passenger bus and a truck in eastern Pakistan, Xinhua news agency reports.
In turn, Dunya News reports about 19 casaulties.
According to Dunya News, the bus was headed toward the Layyah district from Lahore when the crash occurred near the city of Faisalabad in the Punjab province.
“Several more were injured and were taken to Allied Hospital in Faisalabad. Many of them are listed in critical condition”, — source added.
Local police reported that the accident took place due to over speeding of the bus driver who also got killed in the collision.
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