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37 killed in Pakistan after bus catches fire following collision
Thirty-seven people were killed in Pakistan, most of them burnt to death, when their bus taking them home for a Muslim holiday of Eid-Al-Fitr collided with a milk tanker, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:19 September 30, 2008
Multan: Thirty-seven people were killed in Pakistan, most of them burnt to death, when their bus taking them home for a Muslim holiday of Eid-Al-Fitr collided with a milk tanker, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
The accident occurred on Monday night in Muzaffargarh district, about 440 km (275 miles) southwest of the capital, Islamabad. Among the dead were nine children and three women.
"Most of the deaths occurred as many passengers were sleeping and the bus caught fire," Tariq Javed, a senior district government official said.
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