Pakistan: 35 dead, several injured in two separate bus crashes
The bus was carrying Shiite pilgrims from a site in Iraq
At least 35 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday. One incidentinvolved a pilgrimage group on way to Iran and another near the town of Azad Pattan on the border between Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Accident near Azad Pattan
The first accident claimed the lives of 23 individuals when their bus plunged into a ravine near Azad Pattan. Sameena Khan, head of Tehsil Headquarter Hospital in the town of Kahuta, told AFP that 23 bodies have been recovered from the crash site.
Umar Farooq, a senior government official from Sudhanoti district, where the bus started its journey, also confirmed the death toll from the crash site in a phone call with AFP.
Accident on Makran Coastal Highway
In the second incident, 12 people died and35others were injuredwhen their bus, heading towards Balochistan, crashed into a ravine on the Makran Coastal Highway after being prevented from crossing into Iran. The injured were swiftly transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Aslam Bangulzai, a police official at the scene, told AFP that the death toll could rise as an army crane was on its way to lift the bus from the ravine and check if passengers were pinned underneath.
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"This is a particularly treacherous tract of road, with many twists and turns. The driver was speeding and the bus fell into a deep ravine," Bangulzai added.
The accident occurred in a mountainous area, approximately 100 kilometres from the nearest town of Uthal and 500 kilometers from the Iran border town of Pishin.
Hamood Ur Rehman, a senior government official in the nearby district of Gwadar, stated that the bus was carrying pilgrims on their way to the Arbaeen pilgrimage but was turned back at the Iran border due to document issues.
Pakistani bus crash in Iran
The accidents on Sunday occurred after 35 Pakistani pilgrims died and 15 were injuredin a bus crash in Iran while on their way to Iraq. The pilgrims in that incident were from Larkana, Sindh. The bodies of the deceased were flown back to Pakistan on a military plane on Saturday, where they are to be interred in Sindh province.
"A bus carrying 51 Pakistani pilgrims overturned and caught fire in front of Dehshir-Taft checkpoint in the central province of Yazd on Tuesday night," Iranian state television reported last Wednesday.
Each year, thousands of Shiite Muslims journey to Karbala in Iraq to observe Arbaeen, which commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein. Hussein is remembered as a symbol of resistance from the early days of Islam. In Pakistan, bus accidents are frequently caused by driver negligence and traffic violations.
(With inputs from agencies)