Pakistan Tanker, Bus Crash Kills 62

Authorities in Pakistan say an oil tanker apparently speeding on the wrong side of a road struck a passenger bus head-on early Sunday, killing at least 62 people near the southern port city of Karachi. A senior police official said the collision occurred along a stretch of bad road, engulfing both vehicles in flames.  The victims included women and children, most of them burnt beyond recognition.  Officials say the death toll could rise. Authorities say a few people escaped...

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