Passenger bus and oil tanker collision kills 20 in Pakistan

An oil tanker collided with a passenger bus in Pakistan, killing at least 20 people.
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At least 20 people were killed in a road accident in Multan, Pakistan [Getty]

A fiery crash between an oil tanker and a passenger bus killed at least 20 people in Pakistan, a police spokesperson and media said on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash late Monday night or early Tuesday on a motorway near the central city of Multan.

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The bus and tanker caught fire after the collision, a police spokesperson said in a statement, without providing details on the number of fatalities.

Geo and Dunya TV reported at least 20 people were killed.

Six passengers survived, an official of a state-run rescue service told Dunya TV on the spot.

"The fire was raging when we got here," he said.