At least 125 people Killed and 100 others severely injured after an oil tanker overturned due to ‘over speeding’ caught fire and exploded on a highway in Bahawalpur district of Pakistan's Punjab Province.
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People in the area had gathered to collect fuel that was spilling from the oil tanker after it toppled over, said the rescue sources.
The victims, mostly from the locality near by, had raced to the site with utensils to gather oil spilling from the toppled tanker.
Eyewitnesses said a few people in the vicinity were smoking cigarettes, which could have touched off the inferno.
Many vehicles, including 75 motorbikes and four autos, were inundated in the burst that erupted in Pul Paka on National Highway, a area situated amidst the city.
The Pakistan Army said it had sent helicopters to evacuate the wounded and hospitals were put on high alert. The nearest burn centre is believed to be more than 150 kilometres away.
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