Pakistan's one passenger car crashed with oil transport vehicles and caught fire, at least 20 people were burned to death

【Source: Nine Pai News】

According to foreign media reports, the local police said that a passenger car in Pakistan caused a fire due to the collision with an oil carrier in a speeding car, and at least 20 people died. This is also the second major traffic accident in the area within three days.

"There are three passenger cars being racing, one of which hit a oil carrier." The local police Emran Shicakart said that according to him, the accident occurred in the wood of Pakistan about 350 kilometers away from Larar. Ertan Highway.

He also said that the impact triggered a fire that swallowed both oil cars and passenger cars. It is still impossible to determine which company this oil carrier belongs to. A spokesman for the highway police said that the driver of the oil car was fled to the scene at the time.

Relevant personnel of the rescue agency said that the passenger car drove to Karachi, a port city in southern Pakistan, and the operator was the Daewoo Bus. It also confirmed that at least 20 passengers on the car had died, some of them were completely burned, and the driver had died. Only six passengers were spared.

"When we arrived here, the fire was raging." A rescueman said, adding that most passengers were still sleeping when the fire broke out. The investigation officer Kashif Shahzad said: "This is likely to be the result of the death of a passenger driver who has already died."

It is understood that similar fatal accidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, mainly due to the speed and poor road infrastructure of vehicles. In 2017, an oil carrier was also dumped in the area and caused a fire, causing more than 100 people to die.

In response, Pakistan Prime Minister Charpz Sharif expressed condolences on Twitter. "I feel very sad to the loss of 20 Paradise life in the accident and pray for the family members who have lost their loved ones." He wrote.

Rescuers are transferring the victim's body

Jiupai News Intern reporter Cen Yuxin

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