‘Traces of explosives’ found at Pakistan bus crash site

‘Traces of explosives’ found at Pakistan bus crash site
Local residents and rescue workers gather at the crash site (AP)

An initial investigation into a fatal bus crash in Pakistan has found “traces of explosives” at the site, raising the possibility the incident was a terror attack.

A bus carrying dozens of construction workers fell into a ravine in the district of Kohistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday after what authorities said was a gas leak in the vehicle that caused an explosion.

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