Over one hundred deaths by Pakistans burning tanker

An accident with a tilted tanker on a highway in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur killed more than a hundred people on Sunday.

An accident with a tilted tanker on a highway in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur killed more than a hundred people on Sunday. The tanker flared when it was tilted, reports the BBC based on local media.

At that moment, several people were around the truck. They tried to collect the leaking fuel from the tanker. According to eyewitnesses, some bystanders quit a cigarette, which could lead to a fire.

The fire brigade is on the spot to fight the fire.