Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 29: At least 39 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela, reported Pakistan’s Dawn News citing officials on Sunday.
“The vehicle, with nearly 48 passengers on board, was travelling from Quetta to Karachi,” Lasbela Assistant Commissioner Hamza Anjum was quoted by The Dawn as saying.
At least 39 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela, reported Pakistan's Dawn News citing officials
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2023
“Due to speeding, the coach crashed into the pillar of a bridge while taking a U-turn near Lasbela. The vehicle subsequently careened into a ravine and then caught fire,” he said.
According to the official, three persons, including a lady and a child, have been saved. He was worried that there would be more casualties though. Saad Edhi of the Edhi Foundation informed Dawn that 17 bodies had already been removed from the accident scene and transported to the hospital.
