At least 24 people have been killed and more than 69 injured after two passenger buses collided in central Pakistan, ABC news reported.

The two buses, carrying around 100 passengers, collided on Monday in the town of Khanpur in Rahim Yar Khan district, about 800km south of the capital Islamabad.

Jamshid Shah, a police official, said speeding seemed to be the cause of the accident, which occurred on a dangerous curve.

One of the buses was on its way from Karachi to Lahore while the other was heading to Sadiqabad from Faisalabad, local newspapers reported.

Source: MENA