22 killed in Pakistan as passenger van plunges into ravine - GulfToday

22 killed in Pakistan as passenger van plunges into ravine

  • 08 Jun 2022
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The wreckage of a passenger van that plunged into a deep ravine in Qila Saifullah district of Balochistan. AFP

At least 22 people were killed, including nine members of one family when a passenger van fell into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.

The accident happened apparently due to excess speed at Quetta - Zhob highway in district Killa Saifullah 200 km (120 miles) from Quetta in Balochistan province, though the exact cause of the crash was not immediately known, officials said.

"Women and children are among those who died on the spot,” Hafiz Qasim, district Commissioner of Killa Saifullah told Reuters.
One injured was sent to the Civil Hospital Quetta in serious condition.

Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has expressed sorrow over the accident and ordered authorities to make arrangements to deliver the bodies of passengers to their families.

Reuters

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