Thirteen people died when a bus carrying pilgrims from a Muslim shrine overturned in Pakistan Wednesday, raising the toll from the fifth such accident since the weekend to nearly 70, police said.
The overloaded vehicle toppled onto its roof near the southern garrison town of Pannu Aquil after breaking its front axle, and a truck coming in the opposite direction ploughed into it, police officer Shafi Mohammad told AFP.
A further 12 people were injured on the bus, which was taking passengers from the Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in southern Sindh province.
The shrine, in the town of Sehwan 225 kilometers (140 miles) north of Karachi, is visited by tens of thousands of devotees every year to mark the anniversary of a Muslim saint's death.
On Monday 11 people died and more than 50 were injured when two buses returning from the shrine skidded off the road during a steep climb on a hilly track near the central city of Multan.
At least 45 people, mostly pilgrims returning from the Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, were killed on Saturday in two separate bus collisions in the area.
Separately, at least seven people were killed and as many injured late Wednesday when a train ploughed into a passenger van at a level crossing in Haripur, 70 kilometers (44 miles) northwest of the capital Islamabad.
The train hit the vehicle at an unmanned crossing, killing two people instantly while five others died of their injuries in Haripur's civil hospital, doctor Kamal Ahmed told AFP.
Pakistan has the world's third highest death rate from road accidents, the government says. Reckless drivers, overcrowded vehicles and poor roads are usually blamed.