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<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/343/192/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/686/384/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/672/378/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/1344/756/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/931/523/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/1862/1046/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/720/405/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/1440/810/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/640/320/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_ASIA.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="A Pakistan official said that 17 people were killed in bus-truck head-on crash in early Friday morning.&nbsp;" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="caption"><p> A Pakistan official said that 17 people were killed in bus-truck head-on crash in early Friday morning.&nbsp; <span class="copyright">(Fox News)</span></p></div>

TV footage showed images of the destroyed bus.

Azam Khan, the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/bulgaria-president-calls-5th-election-2-years" target="_blank">caretaker chief minister</a> in the province, has expressed his deep sorrow and grief over the tragic accident.

On Sunday, a passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/flash-floods-ravage-pakistan-903-dead-50000-homeless-june" target="_blank">bridge in Baluchistan province</a>, catching fire and killing 40 people.

Deadly accidents are common in Pakistan due to poor road infrastructure and a disregard for traffic laws.

A head-on collision between a bus and truck in northwest Pakistan resulted in the death of 17 people. Road accidents in Pakistan occur frequently due to poor infrastructure and traffic laws.

17 people killed in head-on collision in northwest Pakistan

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