Quetta to Peshawar Bus Crash Kills 40

At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine near the Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border on Friday. The bus was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar when it crashed shortly after leaving the Dhanasar area of Sherani district and crossing into Dera Ismail Khan.

According to a statement issued by Balochistan Chief Minister’s aide for media and political affairs Shahid Rind, initial reports confirmed 40 fatalities and eight injuries. He said rescue operations were launched immediately on the instructions of Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti.

The statement added that district administrations from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along with rescue teams and other relevant departments, were assisting victims at the scene. Authorities have also ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.

Sherani Deputy Commissioner Wali Khan Kakar said the bus departed Quetta with 36 passengers, but additional passengers boarded after another bus broke down along the route.

However, Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said 48 passengers were on board when the bus fell into the ravine. Rescue teams from Zhob emergency services and Rescue 1122 responded to the incident soon after receiving reports of the crash.

The injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Zhob for treatment, while the bodies were initially taken to a nearby rural health center before being transferred to the same hospital.