At least 28 killed after bus falls into ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Al Jazeera
The bus from Turbat city in southern Balochistan was headed towards the provincial capital of Quetta.
Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 28 people have been killed in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan after a bus they were travelling in fell into a ravine, officials say.
The bus from Turbat city in southern Balochistan was headed towards the provincial capital of Quetta, about 750km (466 miles) to the north, when it crashed in the mountainous region early on Wednesday morning.
Noorullah Essazai, a government health official in Washuk district where the incident happened, confirmed the number of deaths to Al Jazeera, adding that a total of 54 passengers were travelling in the bus.
Some of the survivors have sustained serious injuries, he said, and are being treated at a local hospital.
“We have eight to 10 critically injured patients and are making arrangements to send them to Quetta by helicopter while some others will be shifted to a hospital in Khuzdar,” said Essazai, referring to a town 120km (75 miles) away.
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