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At least 17 people died when a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck in a tunnel in northwest Pakistan overnight Friday.
Among the victims are women and children, according to a spokesperson for the local rescue service.
The crash occurred in Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
“We have transported all the dead and injured to a hospital in Kohat,” says Rehmat Ullah from the rescue service.
Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan as a result of poor roads, overcrowded and poorly maintained vehicles, and violations of traffic rules.
On Sunday, 40 people died when a bus crashed into a pillar, ran off a bridge and caught fire in Baluchistan province.