AFP/Islamabad
A Pakistani search and rescue team member exits the wreckage of a burnt bus after the compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders powering it exploded while it was on a highway on the outskirts of Islamabad yesterday
Nine Pakistanis died yesterday when the gas cylinder on their bus exploded on the main road between the capital Islamabad and the airport, officials said.
The van, carrying 15 passengers, was en route from Islamabad to Kalarsaydan, when it blew up on the busy expressway. “It was a cylinder blast. Nine people have been killed and five are injured. Three women are also among the injured,” police official Faisal Memon said.
TV footage showed the wreckage of the bus and scattered burnt debris. A large number of Pakistanis use compressed natural gas (CNG) to power private and public vehicles as it is cheaper than the petrol and diesel.