Karachi, Dec 24 (PTI) At least 10 people, including sixchildren, were killed today in Pakistan when two buses and apick-up van collided on a highway in the country's Sindhprovince, according to a media report.
All 10 deceased were passengers of the pick-up van, whichwas travelling from Larkana to Sehwan in Sindh province,police was quoted as saying by Geo News.
The accident took place on the Indus Highway in Sindhprovince.
The deceased were shifted to nearby medical facilitiesfor autopsy, the report said.
Drivers of both the buses fled after the accident. Thepolice said the search of the suspects is underway.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan. Most of them arecaused by careless driving, bad roads and faulty vehicles.
On November 9, a total of 27 people were killed andaround 60 injured after a speeding bus fell off a bridge inDhok Pathan area of Talagang.
The bus fell from a height of 150 feet, rescue officialssaid, adding that as many as 69 people were injured in theaccident.
The bus, which was carrying nearly a hundred passengers,was on its way to LahoreÂ’s Raiwind from Kohat, said rescueofficials.
On October 7, fourteen people died and 30 were injuredwhen a passenger bus collided with a van in the Dasht area ofMastung district, they said. PTIUZM.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.