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Pakistan: At least 20 dead, 35 injured in bus-oil tanker collision 

WION Web Team
Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Aug 05, 2018, 12:06 PM IST
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The bodies, as well as those injured, have been moved to the nearest district hospital. 

A bus-tanker collision in Pakistan's northwestern district of Kohat on Saturday killed at least 20 people with nearly 35 injured.

The incident occurred when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on Indus Highway near Samari area of Kohat district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

The bodies, as well as those injured, have been moved to the nearest district hospital. 

According to the local police, the accident occurred as a result of overspeeding. Two women and two children are reportedly among those who were killed.

The bus was enroute to Buner city from Karachi.