At Least 41 Dead After Passenger Coach Falls Into Ravine In Balochistan’s Lasbela

Passenger coach, with nearly 48 passengers on board travelling from Quetta to Karachi, fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela

Purported visual from the spot where a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela. ( Image Source :Twitter/@aakashpunhani )

New Delhi: At least 41 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela, reported Pakistan's Dawn News citing officials.

Dawn reported Lasbela Assistant Commissioner Hamza Anjum confirming the incident. He said the passenger coach, with nearly 48 passengers on board, was travelling from Quetta to Karachi.

“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, as quoted by the report.

40 dead as passenger coach fell in ditch at Bela Balochistan. Accident occurred due to over speeding. The bus was coming from Quetta to Karachi. Bus caught fire after the accident. pic.twitter.com/3ruWaR0nGU

— Thinking Of Karachi (@ThinkingKarachi) January 29, 2023

Three people, including a child and a woman, have been rescued alive, he informed while also saying that the number of casualties could increase.

Meanwhile, Saad Edhi of the Edhi Foundation told Dawn that 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site so far. They have been moved to the hospital.

Acting Governor of Balochistan Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali expressed deep grief over the loss of lives. 

The official handle of Governor House Balochistan tweeted, "Acting Governor of Balochistan Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali expressed deep grief over the loss of human lives as a result of a traffic accident near Lasbela. In his statement, Acting Governor Balochistan directed to provide all medical facilities to the injured immediately."

انہوں نے سوگوار خاندانوں سے اظہار تعزیت کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ غم کی اس گھڑی میں ہم سب جاں بحق ہونے والے افراد کے اہلخانہ کے دکھ میں برابر کی شریک ہیں۔ انہوں نے جان بحق ہونے والوں کیلئے مغفرت اور زخمیوں کی جلد صحت یابی کیلئے دعا کی.

— The Governor's House Quetta (@Gov_Balochistan) January 29, 2023

More details about the incident are awaited.