{"id":7852,"date":"2026-10-23T06:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7961523\/passenger-bus-collides-with-van-in-pakistan-killing-at-least-12-people\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T06:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:16:30","slug":"passenger-bus-collides-with-van-in-pakistan-killing-at-least-12-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/7852\/passenger-bus-collides-with-van-in-pakistan-killing-at-least-12-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger bus collides with van in Pakistan, killing at least 12 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) \u2014 A speeding passenger bus collided with a van in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring about two dozen others, rescuers and local police said.<\/p>\n<p>The crash happened in Lasbela, a district in Balochistan province, rescue official Mohammad Hakeem said.<\/p>\n<p>Women and children were among the dead and injured, doctors at a local hospital said.<\/p>\n<p>The bus was traveling from Lasbela to Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-iran-bus-accident-pilgrms-baluchistan-dda87547d3e8a9eac2fe93e9f5bd4533\" rel=\"noopener\">Road crashes are common<\/a> in Pakistan, where poor road conditions, inadequate enforcement of traffic laws and unsafe driving practices contribute to frequent collisions. <\/p>\n<p>In July, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-balochistan-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-bus-crash-51307110c34487a0ade2dd7ce3800959\" rel=\"noopener\">a bus plunged<\/a> off a highway into a rocky ravine in Balochistan, killing 40 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) \u2014 A speeding passenger bus collided with a van in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring about two dozen others, rescuers and local police said. The crash happened in Lasbela, a district in Balochistan province, rescue official Mohammad Hakeem said. 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