{"id":170251,"date":"2023-01-29T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T11:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=170251"},"modified":"2023-01-29T11:13:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T11:13:32","slug":"at-least-40-dead-after-speeding-bus-plunged-into-ravine-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/at-least-40-dead-after-speeding-bus-plunged-into-ravine-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 40 dead after &apos;speeding&apos; bus plunged into ravine in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>At least 40 dead after &#8216;speeding&#8217; bus plunged into ravine in Pakistan and burst into flames<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emergency services pulled 40 bodies and four survivors from the wreckage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It comes as 10 children were killed in the country after a boat capsized Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Local officials said the bus was thought to have been &#8216;speeding&#8217; at the time\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, catching fire and killing 41 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday, a government official has said.<\/p>\n<p>The exact number of passengers is unclear, but it said to be between 44 and 48.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bus was carrying passengers from Quetta in Balochistan province to Karachi in neighboring Sindh province. The accident was near the town of Bela, in Lasbela district.<\/p>\n<p>Hamza Anjum Nadeem, assistant commissioner in Bela, said the bodies of 40 people, including women and children, were recovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a separate incident, ten children from the age of seven to 12 were killed in northern Pakistan on Sunday after the boat they were travelling in capsized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088861-11689115-image-a-17_1674986544994.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The burnt wreckage of the bus shows the extent of the damage in the incident, which has killed at least 41 people<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088859-11689115-image-a-18_1674986600695.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The bodies of 40 people were pulled from the wreckage, along with four survivors, one of whom died shortly after<\/p>\n<p>Four injured passengers were rescued, but one died soon after.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, as the bus travelled through the night between provinces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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),&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Images from the crash site showed what was left of the charred bus lying near the bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088953-11689115-image-a-19_1674986915125.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Almost all of the bus was destroyed as flames rapidly engulfed the entire structure<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088849-11689115-image-a-23_1674986996048.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers at the scene early on Sunday morning managed to pull four survivors to safety<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088853-11689115-image-a-32_1674987605318.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The bodies of those killed are said to be burnt beyond recognition, and have been sent for DNA testing before release to families<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088857-11689115-image-a-31_1674987254183.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Clothing and possessions of those killed in the tragedy were left scattered on the ground on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088873-11689115-People_look_down_at_the_bus_in_Lasbela_after_emergency_services_-m-29_1674987189602.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088851-11689115-image-m-30_1674987197009.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Traffic accidents in Pakistan generally happen due to violation of traffic rules, resulting in the deaths of thousands every year\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/29\/10\/67088951-11689115-image-a-25_1674987100196.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>At least 40 people were killed when a passenger bus carrying diesel on the roof fell into a ravine and crashed<\/p>\n<p>Bodies covered by white sheets were pulled from the wreckage, with debris including clothing and possessions of those aboard the bus scattered on the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nadeem said the bodies were charred beyond recognition and are being transported to Karachi for DNA sampling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After identification, the bodies will be handed over to the victims&#8217; relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters and workers from the Lasbela Welfare Trust and the Edhi Welfare Foundation carried out the rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p>The chief minister of Balochistan, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, expressed his sorrow for the loss of life and ordered authorities to provide the best medical facilities to the injured.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic accidents in Pakistan generally happen due to violation of traffic rules, resulting in the deaths of thousands every year.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as at least 10 children were killed in a separate incident on Sunday when a boat carrying schoolchildren capsized\u00a0in the Tanda dam in northwest Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The children killed are understood to be between the ages of seven and 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11689115\/At-40-dead-speeding-bus-plunged-ravine-Pakistan-burst-flames.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 40 dead after &#8216;speeding&#8217; 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