At least 40 killed in passenger bus crash in southwest Pakistan
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Bus lost control and fell into the rocky ravine near border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials say.
A bus has plunged from a highway into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan, killing 40 people, officials say.
“A passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine in the mountainous Dana Sar area,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency centre, told the AFP news agency on Friday.
“The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet (21 to 24 metres) into the ravine,” Sherani added.
The speeding bus lost control early on Friday and fell into the rocky ravine in a remote area near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for the Balochistan government, told the Associated Press.
Both officials said 40 people were killed. At least eight others were injured.
Rind told AP the bus was carrying not only its own passengers but also passengers from another bus that had broken down, leaving the vehicle overcrowded.
He added that rescuers were working to identify those killed in the crash.
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the passenger bus crash, offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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A passenger bus crashed in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, plunging approximately 70–80 feet into a ravine in the Dana Sar area near the provincial border. The vehicle, traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, lost control while speeding. At least 40 people were killed and at least 8 injured. Officials noted the bus was carrying passengers from both its own service and from another vehicle that had broken down, making it overcrowded at the time of the crash. Rescue personnel are working to identify those killed.
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DEVELOPING STORY,
Bus lost control and fell into the rocky ravine near border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials say.
A bus has plunged from a highway into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan, killing 40 people, officials say.
“A passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine in the mountainous Dana Sar area,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency centre, told the AFP news agency on Friday.
“The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet (21 to 24 metres) into the ravine,” Sherani added.
The speeding bus lost control early on Friday and fell into the rocky ravine in a remote area near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for the Balochistan government, told the Associated Press.
Both officials said 40 people were killed. At least eight others were injured.
Rind told AP the bus was carrying not only its own passengers but also passengers from another bus that had broken down, leaving the vehicle overcrowded.
He added that rescuers were working to identify those killed in the crash.
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the passenger bus crash, offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
More to come…
Read the full story at Al Jazeera ↗ · Sky News ↗
A passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a ravine in the Dana Sar area near the Balochistan-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border on Friday The bus fell approximately 70–80 feet into a rocky ravine The speeding bus lost control At least 40 people were killed At least 8 others were injured The bus was carrying passengers from both its own service and another bus that had broken down, leaving it overcrowded Rescuers were working to identify those killed Pakistan's President expressed sorrow and offered condolences
Read the full story at Al Jazeera ↗ · Sky News ↗
- A passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 8 others
- The bus lost control in the mountainous Dana Sar area near the Balochistan-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border and fell 70–80 feet into a rocky ravine
- The bus was overcrowded after taking on passengers from another broken-down vehicle
- Rescue operations were ongoing as of reporting; Pakistan's President expressed condolences