Overview
- Officials said at least 40 people died and eight were injured when a passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Peshawar fell into a deep ravine on Friday.
- The crash occurred in Sherani district near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border after the bus reportedly lost control while entering a mountainous stretch.
- Emergency units including Balochistan Emergency Rescue 1122 reached the scene and recovered bodies but the steep and remote location slowed operations.
- Authorities described the casualty figures as preliminary and opened an investigation to determine the cause of the loss of control.
- The incident highlights Pakistan’s wider road-safety problems and could increase scrutiny on mountain-route safety and local emergency response capacity.