.- At least 32 people were killed today when a bus hit a gasoline tanker truck that caught fire near Nooriabad, Pakistan. Police said the accident happened near the town of Nooriabad, in the province of Sindh, where the bus was traveling between Karachi and Sukur. At least 20 to 23 passengers escaped the bus, but 32 others were hit by fire, Geo TV said.So far the cause of the accident is unknown, but presumably was due to the negligence of the driver. It is estimated that about 50 passengers were aboard the bus at the time of the collision with the tanker, carrying about 40 thousand liters of fuel. Meanwhile, hospital sources said that the identification of those killed will not be possible due to the state of decomposition of bodies.
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