40 killed as passenger bus falls into ravine in Pakistan
Firefighters and workers from the Lasbela Welfare Trust and the Edhi Welfare Foundation carried out the rescue operation.
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At least 40 died after a bus reportedly carrying 48 passengers plunged off a bridge in southwestern Pakistan and burst into flames, a government official said on Sunday. (AFP)
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The accident took place near the town of Bela, in the Lasbela district. The bus was travelling from Quetta in Balochistan province to Karachi in neighbouring Sindh province. (AP)
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Hamza Anjum Nadeem, assistant commissioner in Bela, said four injured passengers were rescued and the bodies of 40 people, including women and children, were recovered from the site. (AFP)
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“The accident happened due to over-speeding and the bus crashed into the pillar of a bridge. It caught fire soon after falling (off the bridge),” he said. (AFP)
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