17 killed in bus-truck collision in Pakistan

Islamabad, July 31: At least 17 people were

and several

when a bus had a head on collision with a truck in a town in

's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Tuesday evening.

The accident occurred when a passenger bus, with over 30 people on board, hit a truck coming from opposite direction at Indus Highway in Karak town.

It was a head-on collision which caused fire in the bus, killing 10 people on the spot.

Seven others succumbed to their injuries later at the hospital.

The cause of the accident was investigated.

IANS