Gas cylinder explosion kills 13 bus passengers in Pakistan

A gas cylinder explosion in a passenger bus killed at least 13 people and wounded six others in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said.

The bus, which was part of a wedding convoy, careered off the road and plunged into a ravine, triggering an explosion in a compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder fuelling the vehicle in northwestern Karak district.

"The explosion killed 13 passengers including five women and five children," senior local police official, Ishtiaq Ahmad, said.

He added six passengers were injured.

Photo: File picture of a Pakistani policeman inspecting a burnt bus after the compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders powering it exploded while it was on a highway on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad in 2011 (tribune.com.pk)