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Pak road accident between oil tanker, bus leaves 57 dead near Karachi

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ANI Karachi

At least 57 people have died and many injured in a road accident between an oil tanker and passenger coach that caught fire in Pakistan near Karachi.

According to Dawn News, Doctor Semi Jamali at Karachi's Jinnah hospital said that they received received more than 57 dead bodies but the death toll may rise as most of them are completely burnt and stuck to each other.

Bodies of at least six children were stuck to women and it was not possible to separate them, said the doctor.

She said that they are beyond recognition and can only be identified by DNA test.

The bus was en route from Karachi to Shikarpur on the Super Highway Link Road when an oncoming oil tanker crashed into it head on.

 

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First Published: Jan 11 2015 | 4:04 PM IST

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