ISLAMABAD - At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a rocky ravine in Balochistan province on Friday, police and rescue workers said. Officials said the bus was carrying passengers from another vehicle that had broken down. Rescue teams responded to the crash and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. A spokesman for Balochistan Chief Minister on Friday said the accident took place near Dana Sar, border area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Shahid Rind said that according to initial reports, at least 40 people died and 8 persons were injured in the accident. He said that the rescue and relief operations were launched as soon as the information about the accident was received. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in a bus accident in the Danasar area on the Sherani–Zhob highway, located on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister, in a statement, prayed for peace for the departed souls and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. He also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the accident and directed the relevant authorities to provide them with all possible medical assistance. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Friday. A government official at Zhob Hospital told reporters that a total of 48 people, including a number of women and children, had been on board when the accident happened. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports suggest a steering fault may have led the driver to lose control before skidding off the mountain range. Photographs from the scene showed the badly damaged bus following its plunge to the bottom of the ravine. Officials confirmed the injured were taken to the District Headquarters hospital in Zhob, about 68km (42 miles) from the crash site. “The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet [21-24m] into the ravine,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency service, told AFP news agency. Dozens of emergency responders and ambulances were deployed to the scene following the crash, but rescue and recovery efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain. The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance. Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for Balochistan’s chief minister, said initial information showed the bus had been overcrowded after taking on additional passengers from another bus that had broken down. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their sorrow over the deaths. In a post on X, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the accident, and ordered an inquiry into how it had happened. “I extend my condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the swift recovery of the injured,” he said, adding that immediate medical support was being provided to the injured. Fatal accidents are common on Pakistan’s roads - often caused by reckless driving, bad road surfaces and poorly maintained vehicles. In 2024, at least 17 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured after their bus fell into a ravine while travelling to Balochistan for Eid celebrations.
ISLAMABAD - At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a rocky ravine in Balochistan province on Friday, police and rescue workers said. Officials said the bus was carrying passengers from another vehicle that had broken down. Rescue teams responded to the crash and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. A spokesman for Balochistan Chief Minister on Friday said the accident took place near Dana Sar, border area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Shahid Rind said that according to initial reports, at least 40 people died and 8 persons were injured in the accident. He said that the rescue and relief operations were launched as soon as the information about the accident was received. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in a bus accident in the Danasar area on the Sherani–Zhob highway, located on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister, in a statement, prayed for peace for the departed souls and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. He also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the accident and directed the relevant authorities to provide them with all possible medical assistance. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Friday. A government official at Zhob Hospital told reporters that a total of 48 people, including a number of women and children, had been on board when the accident happened. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports suggest a steering fault may have led the driver to lose control before skidding off the mountain range. Photographs from the scene showed the badly damaged bus following its plunge to the bottom of the ravine. Officials confirmed the injured were taken to the District Headquarters hospital in Zhob, about 68km (42 miles) from the crash site. “The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet [21-24m] into the ravine,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency service, told AFP news agency. Dozens of emergency responders and ambulances were deployed to the scene following the crash, but rescue and recovery efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain. The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance. Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for Balochistan’s chief minister, said initial information showed the bus had been overcrowded after taking on additional passengers from another bus that had broken down. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their sorrow over the deaths. In a post on X, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the accident, and ordered an inquiry into how it had happened. “I extend my condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the swift recovery of the injured,” he said, adding that immediate medical support was being provided to the injured. Fatal accidents are common on Pakistan’s roads - often caused by reckless driving, bad road surfaces and poorly maintained vehicles. In 2024, at least 17 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured after their bus fell into a ravine while travelling to Balochistan for Eid celebrations.
ISLAMABAD - At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a rocky ravine in Balochistan province on Friday, police and rescue workers said. Officials said the bus was carrying passengers from another vehicle that had broken down. Rescue teams responded to the crash and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. A spokesman for Balochistan Chief Minister on Friday said the accident took place near Dana Sar, border area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Shahid Rind said that according to initial reports, at least 40 people died and 8 persons were injured in the accident. He said that the rescue and relief operations were launched as soon as the information about the accident was received. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in a bus accident in the Danasar area on the Sherani–Zhob highway, located on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister, in a statement, prayed for peace for the departed souls and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. He also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the accident and directed the relevant authorities to provide them with all possible medical assistance. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Friday. A government official at Zhob Hospital told reporters that a total of 48 people, including a number of women and children, had been on board when the accident happened. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports suggest a steering fault may have led the driver to lose control before skidding off the mountain range. Photographs from the scene showed the badly damaged bus following its plunge to the bottom of the ravine. Officials confirmed the injured were taken to the District Headquarters hospital in Zhob, about 68km (42 miles) from the crash site. “The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet [21-24m] into the ravine,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency service, told AFP news agency. Dozens of emergency responders and ambulances were deployed to the scene following the crash, but rescue and recovery efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain. The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance. Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for Balochistan’s chief minister, said initial information showed the bus had been overcrowded after taking on additional passengers from another bus that had broken down. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their sorrow over the deaths. In a post on X, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the accident, and ordered an inquiry into how it had happened. “I extend my condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the swift recovery of the injured,” he said, adding that immediate medical support was being provided to the injured. Fatal accidents are common on Pakistan’s roads - often caused by reckless driving, bad road surfaces and poorly maintained vehicles. In 2024, at least 17 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured after their bus fell into a ravine while travelling to Balochistan for Eid celebrations.
ISLAMABAD - At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a rocky ravine in Balochistan province on Friday, police and rescue workers said. Officials said the bus was carrying passengers from another vehicle that had broken down. Rescue teams responded to the crash and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. A spokesman for Balochistan Chief Minister on Friday said the accident took place near Dana Sar, border area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Shahid Rind said that according to initial reports, at least 40 people died and 8 persons were injured in the accident. He said that the rescue and relief operations were launched as soon as the information about the accident was received. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in a bus accident in the Danasar area on the Sherani–Zhob highway, located on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister, in a statement, prayed for peace for the departed souls and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. He also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the accident and directed the relevant authorities to provide them with all possible medical assistance. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Friday. A government official at Zhob Hospital told reporters that a total of 48 people, including a number of women and children, had been on board when the accident happened. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports suggest a steering fault may have led the driver to lose control before skidding off the mountain range. Photographs from the scene showed the badly damaged bus following its plunge to the bottom of the ravine. Officials confirmed the injured were taken to the District Headquarters hospital in Zhob, about 68km (42 miles) from the crash site. “The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet [21-24m] into the ravine,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency service, told AFP news agency. Dozens of emergency responders and ambulances were deployed to the scene following the crash, but rescue and recovery efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain. The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance. Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for Balochistan’s chief minister, said initial information showed the bus had been overcrowded after taking on additional passengers from another bus that had broken down. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their sorrow over the deaths. In a post on X, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the accident, and ordered an inquiry into how it had happened. “I extend my condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the swift recovery of the injured,” he said, adding that immediate medical support was being provided to the injured. Fatal accidents are common on Pakistan’s roads - often caused by reckless driving, bad road surfaces and poorly maintained vehicles. In 2024, at least 17 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured after their bus fell into a ravine while travelling to Balochistan for Eid celebrations.
ISLAMABAD - At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a rocky ravine in Balochistan province on Friday, police and rescue workers said. Officials said the bus was carrying passengers from another vehicle that had broken down. Rescue teams responded to the crash and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital. A spokesman for Balochistan Chief Minister on Friday said the accident took place near Dana Sar, border area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Shahid Rind said that according to initial reports, at least 40 people died and 8 persons were injured in the accident. He said that the rescue and relief operations were launched as soon as the information about the accident was received. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in a bus accident in the Danasar area on the Sherani–Zhob highway, located on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister, in a statement, prayed for peace for the departed souls and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. He also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the accident and directed the relevant authorities to provide them with all possible medical assistance. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Friday. A government official at Zhob Hospital told reporters that a total of 48 people, including a number of women and children, had been on board when the accident happened. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but preliminary reports suggest a steering fault may have led the driver to lose control before skidding off the mountain range. Photographs from the scene showed the badly damaged bus following its plunge to the bottom of the ravine. Officials confirmed the injured were taken to the District Headquarters hospital in Zhob, about 68km (42 miles) from the crash site. “The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet [21-24m] into the ravine,” Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency service, told AFP news agency. Dozens of emergency responders and ambulances were deployed to the scene following the crash, but rescue and recovery efforts were hampered by the difficult terrain. The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance. Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for Balochistan’s chief minister, said initial information showed the bus had been overcrowded after taking on additional passengers from another bus that had broken down. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their sorrow over the deaths. In a post on X, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the accident, and ordered an inquiry into how it had happened. “I extend my condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the swift recovery of the injured,” he said, adding that immediate medical support was being provided to the injured. Fatal accidents are common on Pakistan’s roads - often caused by reckless driving, bad road surfaces and poorly maintained vehicles. In 2024, at least 17 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured after their bus fell into a ravine while travelling to Balochistan for Eid celebrations.