18 killed as passenger van falls into ravine in Balochistan

At least 18 people were killed when a passenger van fell into a gorge hundreds of feet below in Balochistan on Wednesday.

At least 18 people were killed after a passenger van fell hundreds of feet into a ravine in Pakistan’s mountainous Balochistan province on Wednesday. (representative image)

At least 18 people were killed after a passenger van fell hundreds of feet into a ravine in Pakistan’s mountainous Balochistan province on Wednesday. An official gave this information.

According to the Dawn newspaper report, the van traveling on the Zob National Highway fell into a ravine near Qilla Saifullah area.

Deputy commissioner Hafiz Muhammad Qasim said the vehicle fell from a hilltop near Akhtarzai and all 18 passengers on board were reportedly killed in the accident.

Akhtarzai is a tribal area situated at an altitude of 1,572 meters in Jhob.