The blast took place at Jawarza, near the restive northwestern town of Hangu, after a pick-up truck collided with a passenger vehicle.
District police chief Abdul Rashid told AFP from the scene that a bomb disposal team had been called in to investigate, but later confirmed that the blast was caused when the two vehicles collided, causing the gas explosion.
Most vehicles in Pakistan are run on gas, which is half the price of petrol.
"At least 16 people were killed and 11 others wounded in a gas cylinder blast in a passenger wagon," Rashid told AFP from the scene of accident.
"I can see two exploded gas cylinders in the wreckage of the passenger wagon," he said.
Local police spokesman Fazal Naeem confirmed the blast and casualties.
A blast caused by exploding gas cylinders ripped through a minibus in a northwest Pakistani town on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 11 others, police said.
The blast took place at Jawarza, near the restive northwestern town of Hangu, after a pick-up truck collided with a passenger vehicle, Reuters reported.
District police chief Abdul Rashid told AFP from the scene that a bomb disposal team had been called in to investigate, but later confirmed that the blast was caused when the two vehicles collided, causing the gas explosion.
Most vehicles in Pakistan are run on gas, which is half the price of petrol.
"At least 16 people were killed and 11 others wounded in a gas cylinder blast in a passenger wagon," Rashid told AFP from the scene of accident.
"I can see two exploded gas cylinders in the wreckage of the passenger wagon," he said.
Local police spokesman Fazal Naeem confirmed the blast and casualties.
(Uu.H-AK/P003)
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