Tragic accident: 14 killed as truck crashes into van near Chiniot

At least 13 people were burnt alive as the truck's engine and the van caught fire. A woman and a child survived.

CHINIOT: As many as 13 people were burnt to death and several other were injured when a truck collided with a van on Lahore road, on the outskirts of Chiniot late on Monday night, the Express News reported.

The van was travelling from Islamabad to Lahore on Monday evening. Just 10 kilometeres outside Chiniot, it collided with a truck. As it collided the truck climbed over the van.

A short circuit in the truck's wiring caused a fire which engulfed the truck's engine and then the van. The fire severely burnt passengers in the van, killing thirteen of them instantly.

A woman and a child though miraculously survived the accident.

Till last reports, the van was wedged under the truck and rescue workers had managed to recover eight bodies from the wreckage. They have sought heavy machinery to dislodge the van and recover at least five bodies which are believed to be still trapped inside the vehicle.

The dead and injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital where one of the injured succumbed to their injuries.

Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has ordered to provide immediate medical attention to injured.