Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, The incident occurred on the M-9 motorway connecting the port city of Karachi with Hyderabad and Jamshoro cities of Sindh province, Reuters reported.
“So far, 17 passengers have died in the accident, 10 were injured who were treated by rescue teams,” Siraj Qasim Soomro, parliamentary health secretary told Reuters.
Around 35 people were traveling in the bus.
“Those who were traveling in the bus were flood affected people who had relocated somewhere off the motorway, and they were heading back home in Dadu district,” Jamshoro District Commissioner Asif Jameel said.
They were using private transport for the purpose, Jameel added.
Dadu district is among the worst flood hit districts of the Sindh province.
It was not immediately clear as to what caused the fire, but police said that apparently the fire erupted at the rear portion of the bus which engulfed the entire bus.
Some passengers jumped out of the bus to escape the fire.
Deadly road accidents are common in Pakistan, mainly due to speeding, poor road infrastructure and use of unfit vehicles.
In 2017, an oil tanker overturned and caught fire in the region, killing more than 100 people.
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