More than 120 people - including children - have been killed after an oil tanker flipped over and burst into flames on a highway in Pakistan.
Residents had flocked to the tanker with jerry cans to collect leaking fuel from it after it overturned.
It was travelling from the southern port city of Karachi to Lahore when the driver lost control and it crashed near the city of Bahawalpur.
Police had tried to seal off the area but became overwhelmed by the scores of people trying to reach the vehicle.
Dr Rizwan Naseer, rescue services chief for the Punjab, the country's second largest province, said many of the victims were beyond recognition and that the death toll was likely to rise.
"At least 123 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in a fire which erupted after an oil tanker turned over and victims rushed to collect spilt fuel," senior local government official Rana Mohammad Saleem Afzal told state television.
He said residents were told about the leaking oil tanker over a loudspeaker at a local mosque.
"According to the initial reports, somebody tried to light a cigarette, and when the spilt fuel caught fire, leading to the tanker's explosion," Jam Sajjad Hussain, spokesman for the rescue service added.
Those seriously injured in the explosion were airlifted to nearby hospitals by army helicopters.
Flames and plumes of large smoke could be seen from a distance as firefighters battled the blaze for two hours.
Witnesses described seeing the charred ruins of up to 30 motorbikes that had carried residents to the crash site.
Almost a dozen other nearby vehicles were also destroyed by the blaze.
The tragedy happened on the eve of Eid ul-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Pakistan.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his grief and ordered provincial leaders to ensure victims received "full medical assistance".
Pakistan has a poor record of fatal traffic accidents due to bad road conditions, poorly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.
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