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.
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."
More details about the incident are awaited.