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Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills at least 41

Men mourn the death of their relatives, who were killed after a bus crash in Lasbela District of Balochistan province, outside a hospital morgue in Karachi, Pakistan January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

More than 40 people were killed after a bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in the southern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said.

Forty-one bodies had been recovered from the wreckage, some burned beyond recognition, district police officer Israr Umrani told Reuters.

The bus carrying around 48 people crashed on the way from Balochistan's capital of Quetta to the southern city of Karachi, officials said.

People work at the site of a bus crash in Lasbela District, Balochistan province, Pakistan January 29, 2023. Edhi Foundation/Handout/Reuters TV via REUTERS

Dozens of people were combing through the wreckage, footage shared by the Edhi Foundation aid and emergency response organisation showed, and ambulance workers were carrying a dead body out of the debris.

Assistant Commissioner Hamza Anjum for Lasbela, a district in Balochistan, told Dawn newspaper the vehicle had crashed into a bridge, causing it to fall into a ravine and catch fire.

Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely followed and roads in many rural areas are in poor condition.

Bodies of victims lie in bags as people work at the site of a bus crash in Lasbela District, Balochistan province, Pakistan January 29, 2023. Edhi Foundation/Handout/Reuters TV via REUTERS

At least 22 people were killed in June, including nine members of one family when a passenger van fell into deep ravine in Balochistan.

(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by William Mallard)

People work at the site of a bus crash in Lasbela District, Balochistan province, Pakistan January 29, 2023. Edhi Foundation/Handout/Reuters TV via REUTERS
A screen grab shows the wreckage of a bus after a crash in Lasbela District, Balochistan province, Pakistan January 29, 2023. Geo News/GEO TV/Handout/Reuters TV via REUTERS
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