At least 12 people were killed and around 22 injured in a head-on collision between a passenger coach and a minibus near Zero Point in Uthal, Balochistan, on Friday, police said.
The coach was travelling from Gwadar to Karachi, while the minibus was travelling from Bela to Karachi. Seven passengers died at the scene, while five others succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
Abdul Hakeem Lasi, in charge of the Edhi Centre in Bela, said rescue workers shifted the injured to the hospital before they were transported to Karachi for further treatment. Seven injured passengers were in critical condition.
The accident comes two days after 10 people were killed and 44 injured in a bus accident in Rajanpur district, highlighting the persistent toll of road crashes in the country.