At least five people died and more than 20 others were injured on September 14 when a bus ran off the road and plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan Province, local officials told RFE/RL. The bus was on its way from Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, when it crashed in the Danasar area of Sherani district. The head of the hospital in Zhob district, Akhtar Muhammad, told RFE/RL that injured people and bodies were brought to the hospital. A local official said speed was the cause of accident. The provincial government expressed regret over the accident and ordered an investigation. Serious road accidents are common in Pakistan mainly due to speed, poor roads, and poorly maintained vehicles.
5 Die, More Than 20 Injured In Bus Accident In Pakistan
Onlookers stand next to a damaged bus at the site of an accident in a remote district of Balochistan Province. (file photo)