3 killed, 9 injured as flying coach falls into gorge in Malam Jabba

Three passengers were killed and nine got injured after a flying coach fell into a gorge in Malam Jabba in Swat, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Rescue services continued. According to SHO Malam Jabba, the injured were being shifted to the hospital.

Earlier, 28 people were killed in Balochistan after a bus fell into a ravine. The bus from Turbat was heading towards Quetta when it crashed in the mountainous region on Wednesday.

Noorullah Essazai, a government health official in Washuk district confirmed the number of deaths, adding that a total of 54 passengers were travelling in the bus. Some of the survivors have sustained serious injuries, he said, and are being treated at a local hospital. M Ismail, a government official in Washuk, said the bus crashed through a bridge and fell into a rocky ravine. The bus driver is among the dead.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his condolences over the incident and directed the authorities to help the injured. “We stand with the bereaved families in this difficult time and express our heartfelt sympathies with them,” said the statement issued by the prime minister’s office. In another statement, Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti expressed his sadness at the loss of lives.