18 Killed in Bus Crash in Eastern Pakistan

Pakistani authorities announced that at least 18 people died due to a bus crash and subsequent fire in Punjab province in eastern Pakistan today, Sunday. The bus collided with another vehicle in the early hours of the morning while carrying 33 passengers from the coastal city of Karachi in the south to the capital Islamabad. Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where compliance with traffic rules is rare, and many rural roads are in poor condition.