A government health official says 21 people have been killed in a
collision between a bus and a passenger van in southern Pakistan.
Sagheer
Ahmed says the vehicles were traveling to the city of Karachi from
Thatta, 80 miles (130 kilometers) to the east, when the accident
happened Sunday. More than a dozen people were injured. Ahmed is the
health minister in Sindh province, where Karachi is the capital.
Saeed Javed witnessed the accident and said it was so violent that body parts were scattered near the road.
Pakistan
has one of the world's worst records for deadly traffic accidents,
blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving. AP
