40 Killed as Bus Plunges Into Ravine in Pakistan
Passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar crashes into a deep ravine in Balochistan's mountainous Zhob district.
By : AFP
Update: 2026-07-03 07:48 GMT
A bus veered into a ravine in western Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 40 people, officials said.
"A passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine in the mountainous Dana Sar area... 40 people have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured," said Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district's emergency centre.
The Quetta-based spokesperson for the province of Balochistan's chief minister confirmed the toll in a statement.