17 killed after truck falls into ravine

ISLAMABAD: At least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured after a truck fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported.

Dawn quoted a police officer as saying that the incident took place on Wednesday night when the truck carrying 50 people was going towards Shah Noorani Dargah.
According to Manan Baloch, hub in-charge of Edhi Foundation, the rescue operation ended on Thursday morning.

In the morning, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti expressed grief over the death of people in the accident.

He directed the officials to provide best medical facilities to the injured.
The lack of adequate safety measures, inadequate driver training and aging transport infrastructure leads to frequent accidents in the country resulting in major fatalities.

According to WHO estimates, Pakistan recorded more than 27,000 deaths in road accidents in 2018.