15 killed in two road accidents

Pakistani officials say at least 15 people were killed in two separate road accidents.

Police officer Mohammad Tahir said a speeding bus rammed into a van carrying schoolgirls near Sargodha city yesterday, killing six girls and the van driver, and wounding three other girls. In a separate accident near Kandhkot, a rickshaw was struck by a train, which killed six women and two children. (AP)