The accident occurred on a motorway in Multan, some 350kms from Lahore reportedly because of overspeeding. Traffic remained suspended on the motorway for several hours after the accident.

“Twenty people have perished in a collision between a bus which was going to Karachi from Lahore and an oil tanker. After the collision, both the bus and tanker caught fire and the passengers were burnt alive,” a Rescue 1122 spokesperson added that six passengers who suffered burn injuries were shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan where their condition is stated to be critical.