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At least 17 people were killed and over 40 sustained injuries after a truck carrying pilgrims plunged into a ravine in Balochistan’s Hub district on Wednesday, officials said.
Hub Assistant Superintendent of Police Ahmed Talha Wali confirmed the death toll and injuries to Dawn.com. He said the truck, carrying 50 people, was en route to the Shah Noorani shrine in Khuzdar.
The official said that the incident took place at 10pm last night, adding that critically wounded persons had been referred to Hub and Karachi.
Meanwhile, District Deputy Commissioner Munir Ahmed told AFP that the truck was overspeeding and went out of the driver’s control while negotiating a turn.
Road accidents with high fatalities are common in the country due to lax safety measures, poor driver training and decrepit transport infrastructure.
In January 2023, 41 people were killed when their passenger bus, which was also loaded with containers of flammable oil, plunged into a ravine in Balochistan province and burst into flames.
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