22 killed in Pakistan as passenger van plunges into ravine


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Jun 2022

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed, including nine members of one family when a passenger van fell into deep ravine in southwest Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.

The accident happened apparently due to excess speed at Quetta – Zhob highway in district Killa Saifullah 200 km (120 miles) from Quetta in Balochistan province, though the exact cause of the crash was not immediately known, officials said.

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