Deputy Commissioner of the Zhob district, Hafiz Muhammad Qasim, mentioned that the passenger bus was travelling to Zhob city from Loralia.
Deputy Commissioner of the Zhob district, Hafiz Muhammad Qasim, mentioned that the passenger bus was travelling to Zhob city from Loralia.
“At least 22 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured on June 8 as a van they were travelling in fell hundreds of feet into a ravine in Pakistan’s mountainous Balochistan province,” an official mentioned.
The automobile plunged into the ravine when the driving force apparently failed to barter a pointy bend within the mountainous space of Akhtarzai close to Killa Saifullah, which is at an elevation of 1,572 metres.
Twenty-two folks have been killed and a toddler was injured within the accident, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Deputy Commissioner of the Zhob district, Hafiz Muhammad Qasim, mentioned that the passenger bus was travelling to Zhob city from Loralia.
“The automobile fell from a hilltop close to Akhtarzai. We have thus far recovered 10 our bodies as rescue operations are tough because of the deep ravine within the mountains,” he mentioned.
An alert has been sounded at close by hospitals and groups from Quetta have been known as in to help the rescue operation.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed grief over the accident and urged authorities to make sure enough medical remedy for the injured, calling on them to take steps to keep away from such accidents sooner or later.
Every yr, highway accidents declare lots of of lives within the nation’s restive Balochistan province because of the tough and hilly terrain.
Source: www.thehindu.com
