The number of people killed in the bus accident in Lasbela, Balochistan, has now reached 41.
According to the AC, the majority of the victims have been charred beyond identification, and DNA testing will be carried out.
HUB: On Sunday, a bus in Balochistan’s Lasbela District crashed into a ravine and caught fire, killing at least 40 people, according to officials.
It was challenging to remove the passengers because of a fire that started in the passenger bus after it was involved in an accident, according to Edhi sources.
District police officer Israr Umrani told Reuters that 41 victims had been pulled from the debris, some of which were badly burned.
According to officials, the bus carrying about 48 people crashed on the way from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, to Karachi.
There were 48 individuals on board, including children and women, according to Assistant Commissioner (AC) Lasbela Hamza Anjum, indicating that the disaster has claimed more than 30 lives.
He added that he is keeping an eye on the issue and insisted that DNA tests will be done because most of the bodies are unidentified due to fire.
Video posted by the Edhi Foundation relief and emergency response organisation shows dozens of people searching through the ruins, while paramedics were pulling a dead body from the rubble.
Lasbela, the in-charge edhi According to Dr. Abdul Hakeem Laasi, attempts are being conducted to remove the bus’s trapped passengers.
Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the chief minister of Balochistan, expressed his sadness and remorse over the tragic accident and gave the district administration instructions to carry out the rescue effort and transport the injured people to the hospitals without delay.
The greatest medical facilities should be made available to individuals who were harmed, he further directed.
