July 3, 2026 / 7:11 AM EDT
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Quetta, Pakistan — A speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged from a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight others in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said.The bus went out of control and fell into the ravine in Dana Sar, a remote area near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, said Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for the Balochistan government.He said the bus was carrying not only its own passengers but also passengers from another bus that had broken down, leaving the vehicle overcrowded. Rind said rescuers were working to identify those killed in the crash. One of the injured survivors told local media from his hospital bed that some passengers protested after the driver stopped to pick up people from another bus that had broken down and was also headed to Peshawar. He said an argument followed, during which one passenger allegedly grabbed the driver by the neck. Moments later, the driver lost control of the bus, which plunged into the ravine. The account could not be independently verified and police said they were still investigating. A regional government administrator, Hazrat Wali Kakar, said rescuers transported the injured and dead to nearby hospitals. Rescue officials said the bus was carrying 48 passengers when it crashed.
