At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on August 25, including 12 pilgrims who had been prevented from crossing into Iran, officials said. At least 22 people were killed when the bus they were traveling in plunged into a ravine near the town of Azad Pattan on the border between Punjab Province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. In a separate incident, 12 men died when their bus crashed into a ravine on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan, after being prevented from crossing into Iran. Road accidents are common in Pakistan, where safety measures are lax, driver training is poor, and transport infrastructure is often decrepit.
At Least 34 Dead After 2 Pakistani Buses Plunge Into Ravines
People move the body of a bus accident victim from a hospital in Kahuta, Punjab Province on August 25.