Multan, Pakistan:
A passenger van crashed into a pick-up truck in central Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 21 people including women and children, police said.
The accident occurred at a busy highway intersection near Bahawalpur town, south of the central city of Multan.
"A van carrying 22 passengers on board collided head on with a pick-up truck with 15 people on board while negotiating a blind turn, killing 21 people," local police official Irshad Haider Bukhari said.
He said those killed in the crash included 11 women and two children.
A senior doctor at Bahawal-Victoria Hospital, Muhammad Irshad Chaudhry, confirmed the casualties.
Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
The accident occurred at a busy highway intersection near Bahawalpur town, south of the central city of Multan.
"A van carrying 22 passengers on board collided head on with a pick-up truck with 15 people on board while negotiating a blind turn, killing 21 people," local police official Irshad Haider Bukhari said.
He said those killed in the crash included 11 women and two children.
A senior doctor at Bahawal-Victoria Hospital, Muhammad Irshad Chaudhry, confirmed the casualties.
Pakistan has one of the world's worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
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