At least fifteen persons were killed and several others injured when a passenger van caught fire following a road accident near Taxila early Tuesday.
The van was on its way from Peshawar to Rawalpindi, when one of its tyres burst near Chungi No 26 and the driver lost control of the van, which hit a tree, overturned and caught fire.
Rescue 1122 and Edhi ambulances rushed to the scene. The injured were extracted after cutting the through the damaged body of the van and shifted to PIMS Hospital.
According to Rescue 1122 personnel, nothing could be said about the fate of driver. However, 12 persons were burnt alive and their scorched bodies have been taken to PIMS hospital.
A number of passengers were stuck in the wreckage until rescue teams reached the scene, eyewitnesses said, fearing the death toll may climb further.