7 killed, 23 injured as coach plunges into ravine in southwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least seven people were killed and 23 others injured when a passenger coach plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, officials said Friday.

The accident occurred on Thursday in Jhal Magsi district when the coach overturned into a seasonal stream along the M-8 highway, a local police official told Xinhua.

District health officer Ali Khan Magsi told media the injured were taken to the hospital.

Rescue officials said operations were hindered by a shortage of ambulances.

Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.

-Xinhua