At least 12 people were killed and over 40 others injured as a result of a formidable collision between two buses in Bhakkar, police said.
According to details, two passenger buses collided into each other near Faisal Chowk on Mianwali-Muzaffargarh Road in the city.
The bodies and injured were shifted to nearby hospital by local residents and the police.
Police said that a bus was plying from Rawalpindi to Bhakkar, while the other one was en route from Karachi to Islamabad.
According to the police,the accident occurred because of over-speeding.
The investigations into the incident have been started.