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A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck trailer at high speed near a tunnel in northwest Pakistan overnight killed at least 17 passengers, including women and children, a rescue official said early Friday.
The accident occurred in the Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the local emergency official and state media.
“We have transported all the dead and injured to a hospital in Kohat,” rescue officer Rehmat Ullah said.
PAKISTANI TROOPS ASSAULT MILITANT HIDEOUT NEAR AFGHANISTAN BORDER, KILLS 2 INSURGENTS
A Pakistani official said 17 people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck early Friday morning.
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Television footage showed images of the destroyed bus.
Azam Khan, the acting chief minister of the province, has expressed his deep regret and sorrow over the tragic accident.
On Sunday, a passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge in Balochistan province, catching fire and killing 40 people.
Fatal accidents are common in Pakistan due to poor road infrastructure and non-compliance with traffic laws.
