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Pakistan: 5 dead, 15 wounded after bus plunges into ditch

The vehicle was carrying passengers from Balochistan to Punjab

Published: Sat 2 Nov 2024, 8:05 PM

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Five people were killed and 15 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ditch in the Pakistani city of Jacobabad, Ary News reported on Saturday.

The vehicle was carrying passengers from Balochistan to Punjab.

In a similar acctident, at least one person died and over 30 were injured when a bus carrying wedding guests overturned in the same city last May.

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The incident occurred at Daival Machhi village in Jacobabad district, when the wedding party's bus plunged into a ravine after a tyre burst, as per Ary News.

In Balochistan, 12 people were killed and 19 others were injured in three accidents earlier this week.

A report by the World Bank, titled 'Public Infrastructure Trends and Gaps in Pakistan' said: "Pakistan has a comparatively low density of paved roads, a dismal quality of railroads and airports and only an acceptable quality of seaports with respect to selected comparator countries."

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