Tragic Bus Accidents in Pakistan Claim Multiple Lives

At least 40 people, including 11 Shia Muslim pilgrims, died in two bus accidents in Pakistan. One bus overturned on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan, killing 11. Hours later, another bus fell into a ditch in Kashmir, killing 29. Authorities have imposed travel bans for safety.

At least 40 people, including 11 Shia Muslim pilgrims, were killed and several others injured in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.

The first accident occurred when a bus carrying around 70 pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran overturned on the Makran coastal highway and fell into a ditch, police said. At least 11 people were killed and 35 others injured in the accident in Balochistan province, over 100 km from Karachi.

Hours later, 29 people were killed and three others injured when a coaster bus carrying 30 people fell into a ditch in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, said Qamar Nadeem of Edhi Foundation, which runs the largest private ambulance service. Deputy Commissioner Sadhanoti Umar Farooq said the victims were from the Sadhanoti district. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari also expressed sorrow over the loss of lives.