At least 29 folks have been killed Wednesday when a bus plunged right into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan, authorities officers mentioned.
The crash occurred round daybreak in Basima city in Balochistan province whereas the bus was touring from Turbat metropolis to Quetta.
“The driver was navigating a turn in a mountainous area when the vehicle lost control and fell into a ravine,” Ismail Mengal, an area authorities official mentioned, giving a toll of 29 useless.
“We are still investigating the cause of the incident. It could be that the driver fell asleep or was speeding, which led to the accident.”
The driver died from accidents within the hospital, and greater than 20 others have been injured.
Noor Ullah, chief physician at Civil Hospital Basima, instructed AFP that 29 our bodies have been taken there, together with three ladies and two kids.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has “expressed deep sorrow and grief over the tragic traffic accident,” his workplace mentioned in a press release.
Road accidents with excessive fatalities are widespread in Pakistan, the place security measures are lax, driver coaching is poor and transport infrastructure usually decrepit.
At least 17 pilgrims have been killed and 41 injured in a crash in April as they traveled to a shrine in Balochistan’s Hub district.
In January final 12 months, 41 folks have been killed when their bus, which was additionally loaded with containers of flammable oil, careered off the highway right into a valley and burst into flames.
Source: www.dailysabah.com