Bus veers off narrow mountain road and plummets into ravine in remote area of southwest Pakistan, killing 18 passengers including women and children, government official says.
QUETTA, Pakistan --
He said relatives of passengers who died in the crash were arriving at a hospital to receive their bodies.Authorities said the weather was fine at the time of the crash, and that police officers were looking into possible mechanical problems or human error as witnesses said the bus appeared to be speeding when it lost control and fell into a ravine.
Ali said that after the bus fell people from a nearby village alerted police, who rushed to the scene. He said he then joined rescuers who were transporting bodies to the hospital in ambulances. Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi and other government officials expressed sorrow over the tragic accident, and ordered authorities to make arrangements to deliver the bodies of passengers to their families.
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