Bus falls into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing 19

A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in heavy rain in world-regions on Sunday, killing 19 people and injuring 12 others, a government official said.

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Mahtab Shah, assistant administrator for the district of Shirani in Baluchistan province, said about 35 passengers were traveling in the bus. He said disasters” target=”_blank”>rescue workers<

A man injured in a bus accident in Dana Sar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, is treated at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, July 3, 2022. An official said the passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell 200 feet (61 meters) into a ravine in heavy rain killing at least 18 people and injuring some 12 others. 
((AP Photo/Arshad Butt))

Shah said apparently the bus slid on the wet road amid heavy raina> and the driver lost control of the vehicle, which fell about 200 feet (61 meters) into the ravine.<

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Hospital staff and volunteers unload a man injured in a bus accident in Dana Sar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, July 3, 2022. An official said the passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell 200 feet (61 meters) into a ravine in heavy rain killing at least 18 people and injuring some 12 others.  ((AP Photo/Arshad Butt))


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In this photo provided by Baluchistan’s rescue department, a rescue worker stands next to the wreck of a passenger bus, in Zhob, Baluchistan province, in southwest Pakistan, Sunday, July 3, 2022. An official said the passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell 200 feet (61 meters) into a ravine in heavy rain killing at least 18 people and injuring some 12 others.  ((Baluchistan Rescue Department via AP))

Deadly world-regions due to poor road infrastructure and disregard for traffic laws, as well as poorly maintained vehicles. Last month, 22 people were killed in a similar accident when a bus fell into a ravine in Qila Saifullah district.