ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — At least 14 passengers were killed and 63 injured in eastern Pakistan when a high-speed bus crashed into a highway and overturned, police and officials said Monday. government officials.
The accident happened overnight near the town of Kallar Kahar in Punjab province, Deputy Commissioner Quratulain Malil said. All the dead and injured were taken to hospital, he added.
Malil gave no further details and police said they were investigating the cause of the accident.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed his sadness for the loss of life in a statement and ordered authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the injured.
Last month, 40 people were killed when a bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge before bursting into flames in the southern district of Lasbela.
Traffic accidents in Pakistan are often attributed to non-compliance with traffic rules and cause thousands of deaths every year.