Accidents: Bus crashes in ravine: more than 40 dead in Pakistan

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Bus crashes in ravine: more than 40 dead in Pakistan

People look at the burned wreckage of a bus that crashed into a ravine with around 50 people on board. photo

© Muhammad Saleem/AP/dpa

Serious traffic accidents are not uncommon in Pakistan due to poor infrastructure and roadless vehicles.

A bus with around 50 people on board crashed into a ravine in Pakistan. At least 41 people were killed in the accident on Sunday in the southwestern province of Balochistan, local officials said. The bus driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle at high speed.

Hamsa Andschum told the media that the bus crashed into a bridge pier and fell down the gorge. The vehicle caught fire. Four people were taken to a nearby hospital with injuries. It is assumed that the death toll will continue to rise.

dpa

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