A Pakistani police officer says eight members of a wedding party died when metal dowry furniture strapped to the bus they were travelling in struck a power line.
Police officer Irshad Ali says the bus carrying the wedding party home in the southern Sindh province on Sunday caught fire after striking the cable and crashed into a tree.
He says six women, a man and a child died from electrocution. More than 20 others were treated for burns and minor injuries.
Such incidents are not uncommon in Pakistan, where drivers routinely ignore traffic laws.
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