A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunges from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing at least 40 people and injuring eight others, according to officials. The crash occurs in Dana Sar, a remote area near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind says the bus goes out of control before falling into the ravine. Multiple reports state the vehicle is overcrowded because it carries not only its own passengers but also passengers from another bus that has broken down and is also traveling toward Peshawar. One survivor quoted by local media describes a dispute after the driver stops to pick up people from the broken-down bus; the account includes an allegation that a passenger grabbed the driver by the neck, after which the driver allegedly loses control. Rescue teams work at the scene, and officials say they identify the victims. The death toll is reported as 40 across most outlets, with one report stating at least 32 deaths.
Overcrowded bus crashes into ravine in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 40
A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunges from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing at least 40 people and injuring eight others, according to officials. Th...
- An overcrowded passenger bus crashes into a rocky ravine in Dana Sar, southwestern Pakistan.
- Officials say 40 people die and eight others are injured.
- The bus is speeding and goes out of control before falling off the highway.
- The bus is overcrowded because it carries passengers from a second bus that had broken down.
- Reports cite a stop to pick up additional passengers and a dispute involving the driver before the crash.
QUETTA, Pakistan — A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said. The bus went out of control and fell into the ravine in Dana Sar, a remote area […]...Keep on reading: Pakistan bus crash: 40 dead as overcrowded bus falls into ravine
1 month agoQUETTA, Pakistan — A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said. The bus went out of control and fell into the ravine in Dana Sar, a remote area near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for the Balochistan government, said. He said the bus was carrying not only its own passengers but also those from another bus that had broken down, leaving the vehicle overcrowded. Rind said […]...Keep on reading: 40 dead as overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan
1 month agoThe passenger bus was speeding before it plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early on Friday, marking one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years.
1 month agoAt least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan.
1 month agoPakistan officials are calling it one of the deadliest road accidents of the year.
1 month agoPakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the crash, offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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