Bus crashes into oil tanker in southern Pakistan, killing 57

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By ADIL JAWAD

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger bus crashed into an oil tanker in southern Pakistan early Sunday, killing 57 people with remains charred beyond recognition, officials said.

Dr. Seemi Jamali, who heads the emergency section at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center in Karachi where the remains were brought, said they had received 57 bodies. Four people were also injured, she said.

She said the hospital would have to do DNA tests to identify the victims.

The Minister of Transportation for Sindh Province, Mir Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani, said the crash happened when the passenger bus hit an oil tanker early Sunday about 50 kilometers (31 miles) outside of Karachi.

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Pakistani rescue workers search through the wreckage of a passenger bus destroyed after colliding with an oil tanker on a highway near Karachi, Pakistan, early Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Dozens of people were killed in the accident. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. "tanker was reportedly speeding and travelling on the wrong side of the road"

The tanker was reportedly speeding and travelling on the wrong side of the road when it hit the bus head-on. Both vehicles burst into flames.

Some passengers travelling on the roof of the bus were able to jump to safety but many of those inside were trapped.

The driver of the tanker is said to have fled the scene after the incident.

The bus, which was carrying more than 60 passengers, was travelling to the town of Shikarpur when the incident happened about 50km (31 miles) outside of Karachi.

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[JI7]

2. i think in some of the less developed countries if you are driving at night

it's better if there is a lot of traffic.

in india it was common to see people driving on the wrong side in some places. probably the same in pakistan and many other places.

i hope they catch the driver of the tanker. the accident is just too horrible .

[JackintheGreen]

3. It is the same

I currently live (and drive) in Pakistan, and the "rules" of the road are not for the faint of heart. Driving on the wrong side is common. At night, driving without headlights is common. What a surprising isn't that this happened, but that it doesn't happen more often.