QUETTA: At least 22 passengers were killed when a van plunged into a gorge in Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
According to the district’s deputy commissioner, the ill-fated passenger van was travelling to Zhob from Loralai when it overturned near Akhtarzai due to speeding, leaving 22 passengers dead.
On getting information, rescue teams rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital. There was no immediate word on their identities.
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According to rescue sources, women and children were among those killed in the accident. Of the deceased passengers, nine were of the same family.
The rescue operation was underway to retrieve the bodies from the gorge, said district’s deputy commissioner, Hafiz Muhammad Qasim.
Immediately after the accident was reported, condolences started pouring in. President Arif Alvi and FM Bilawal expressed grief over the incident.
On March 28, at least seven people died while eight others injured when a van they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Upper Dir district.
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According to police, the accident took place in the district’s Patrak area.
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