Pakistan: 16 killed after bus collides with truck carrying diesel, bursts in flames in Punjab province

A tragic road accident happened in Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing 16 people and 15 others injured today (August 20), said media reports.

What happened in Pak’s Punjab province?

According to the media reports, several women and children were among those killed when a passenger bus carrying about 40 persons smashed into a pick-up truck carrying diesel drums and burst into flames on the Faisalabad Motorway near Pindi Bhattain.

District Police Officer (DPO) Fahad that a fire broke out on the bus en route to Islamabad from Karachi shortly after it hit the pick-up truck near the Pindi-Bhattain Interchange at 4 am.

The injured were rushed to the nearby hospitals in the Pindi Bhattian and Faisalabad Hospital, said the medical superintendent.

Death toll might rise: Reports

The death count is expected to rise as the condition of four of the injured is said to be critical, the report said.

However, the DPO said 16 bodies were recovered from the bus and would be identified through DNA testing.

Road accidents which are common across Pakistan claim numerous lives daily.