Gas leak caused Pakistan bus accident that killed 13, say officials

Local residents and rescue workers gather at the site of a bus accident, in Kohistan Kohistan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (AP)

A bus carrying dozens of construction workers fell into a ravine on Wednesday in north-west Pakistan after a gas leak in the vehicle caused an explosion, killing at least 13 people including nine Chinese, Pakistani officials said.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Chinese workers and accompanying Pakistani staff were proceeding to their workplace when the explosion happened and the vehicle careened off the road.