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QUETTA(National Times)- Forty people were killed and eight others injured when a Peshawar-bound passenger bus fell into a ravine just as it left the Dhanasar area of Balochistan\u2019s Sherani district and crossed the provincial border into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of casualties was first shared in a statement by the Balochistan chief minister\u2019s aide for media and political affairs, Shahid Rind, who cited initial reports. It was later also confirmed by the KP Rescue 112.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rind\u2019s statement said rescue efforts were initiated soon after the accident on Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti\u2019s directives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe district administrations from both provinces, rescue and other relevant departments are providing assistance to the affected persons,\u201d the statement said on Friday morning. The statement added that the incident would be investigated to bring the facts to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement by KP Rescue 1122 said teams from Zhob emergency services and Rescue 1122 reached the site soon after receiving information about the accident and carried out rescue efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eight injured were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) in Zhob, while the bodies were initially taken to a nearby rural health centre. The bodies were later taken to Zhob DHQ, the Rescue 1122 statement said. It added that 48 passengers were aboard the bus when it fell into the ravine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanaullah Sherani, the head of the emergency centre in Zhob, told AFP<\/em> that the bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet into the ravine, and rescue teams faced significant difficulties during the initial phase of the operation due to the rugged mountainous terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherani Deputy Commissioner (DC) Wali Khan Kakar told Dawn<\/em> that the bus left Quetta with 36 passengers, but more people from another broken-down bus boarded it midway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rind told AFP<\/em> that the bus had left Quetta on Thursday evening, and as it had picked up extra passengers from another bus, it became overloaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Balochistan chief minister had ordered an investigation into the causes of the accident, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, he issued another statement that said the probe was assigned to the provincial transport secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA comprehensive report has been sought detailing the accident\u2019s causes and all facts,\u201d the statement said, adding that no negligence in the investigation would be tolerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement also said that \u201ceffective safety measures\u201d would be introduced to prevent the occurrence of such incidents in the future. It further stated that the implementation of \u201cnecessary reforms\u201d for the public\u2019s safe travel would be ensured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Condolences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the incident, state-run APP<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Asif Ali Zardari also expressed grief and extended condolences to the victims\u2019 families. According to the Presidency, he prayed for the swift recovery of the injured and directed the relevant departments to ensure the provision of the best possible medical facilities to the injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe entire nation shares the grief of the affected families after this tragic incident,\u201d the statement quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balochistan CM Bugti also posted his condolence message on X, expressing grief and extending condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he had directed the relevant departments to expedite rescue efforts, provide the best medical facilities to the injured and ensure all possible assistance for the affected families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Balochistan government is standing with the affected families at this difficult time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his condolence message, KP CM Sohail Afridi expressed grief and directed that the injured be provided with best medical facilities while the affected families were given all possible assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement issued by the CM\u2019s Office said he further directed the \u201crelevant teams to remain in contact and cooperate with emergency services in Balochistan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMoreover, ensure that those from KP among the affected are identified and are able to contact their families,\u201d the statement quoted CM Afridi as saying. He also directed that the bodies of the deceased belonging to Balochistan should be taken to their native areas with \u201cfull respect\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said the accident was \u201cextremely tragic\u201d and that he shared the grief of the affected families. In a statement, he also directed that medical facilities be provided to the injured and all possible assistance to the affected families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s incident comes around two-and-a-half months after a vehicle plunged<\/a> into a deep ravine in the Nawagai Asbanr area of KP\u2019s Lower Dir area, leaving three women dead and two people injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to that, a jeep carrying five passengers skidded off a wet, slippery road and plunged<\/a> into a deep ravine in Upper Chitral in KP on March 31. As a result, three people, including a child, were killed and two others were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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