Karachi bound van collided with a bus,

At least twenty-three people were killed and more than 20 sustained injuries as a result of collision between a passenger van and bus on National Highway near Thatta, on Sunday. The speeding passenger van, which was travelling towards Karachi from Badin, collided with a bus heading for Shah Aqiq from Karachi. The dreadful accident left the van in deformed pieces scattered everywhere around the site of the mishap. At the place of accident local people, police and emergency services got engaged in rescue and relief activities. Their work was hampered owing to the fall of darkness after dusk. Some dead bodies and injured were stuck in the twisted pieces of van and the rescue teams had to cut the seats to retrieve them. According to police sources, 20 passengers were inside the van while the bus carried 70 passengers. Bodies and injured were rushed to Makli Civil Hospital where emergency has been declared. Rangers were also called in to hospital as a security measure. Eight of the most seriously wounded had to be shifted to Karachi Civil Hospital whose condition is said to be critical. DPO Thatta Muhammad Ali Wassan feared that all the passengers of the van seemed to have perished in the accident. The accident had caused a severe traffic jam on the busy National Highway, sources added