More than 40 people were killed after a bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in Balochistan's Lasbela District on Sunday, officials said. According to Edhi sources, a fire broke out in the passenger bus after it met with an accident due to which it was difficult to evacuate the passengers. Forty-one bodies had been recovered from the wreckage, some burned beyond recognition, district police officer Israr Umrani told Reuters. The bus carrying around 48 people crashed on the way from Balochistan's capital of Quetta to Karachi, officials said. A passenger bus toppled down in #bela area of #Balochistan as per assistant comisioner 19 dead bodies have been extracted till now & the rescue operation is underway. Increase of death toll feared . In past such accidents have taken place in vehicles ladden with smuggled fuel pic.twitter.com/uJyCn2DDbK — Daniyal Butt (@butt_daniyal) January 29, 2023 Assistant Commissioner (AC) Lasbela Hamza Anjum said that there were 48 people aboard, including children and women, confirming that the number of people killed in the accident has reached over 30. He furthered that he is monitoring the situation and maintained that most of the bodies are unidentifiable due to burning and DNA tests will be conducted. Read Eight of a family die in Darra road accident Dozens of people were combing through the wreckage, footage shared by the Edhi Foundation aid and emergency response organisation showed, and ambulance workers were carrying a dead body out of the debris. Edhi-in-charge Lasbela Dr Abdul Hakeem Laasi said that efforts are being made to evacuate passengers stuck in the bus. Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo expressed sorrow and regret over the tragic accident and directed the district administration to continue the rescue operation and take the injured to the hospitals immediately. He also ordered authorities to provide the best medical facilities to those injured. (With Additional input from Reuters)
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