Pakistan bus crash kills 28

At least 26 school children and two teachers have been killed in a bus crash in Pakistan.

At least 26 school children and two teachers have been killed in a bus crash in Pakistan.

The bus was returning from a school trip to a salt mine popular with tourists when it went into a ravine. Forty other people on the bus were injured.

The incident happened in Kalar Kahar, east of the capital Islamabad.

Pakistan has one of the world’s worst records for fatal traffic crashes, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

AP

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