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Quetta bus accident leaves seven dead, 19 injured
The vehicle carrying people from a wedding
Quetta: At least seven people were killed and 19 people injured as a bus fell into a ravine near Quetta’s Brewery Roads Bypass area on Thursday.
According to Saddar Superintendent of Police (SP) Shaukat Mohmand, the vehicle carrying people from a wedding, was travelling from Khilji Colony Bypass towards Baleli when the incident occurred.
The SP added that the bodies and injured were moved to Bolan Medical Complex after administering first aid at the scene.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti expressed grief over the bus accident and said that the “loss of precious human lives in the tragic accident is a cause of grief and sadness”.
On other hand, Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind said in a statement that medical aid was being provided to the injured. The statement added that provincial health minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar imposed a state of emergency in hospitals.
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