At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in Pakistan on Friday. The accident occurred shortly after the bus crossed from Sherani district’s Dana Sar area in Balochistan into Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Rescue operations began immediately after the crash.

According to a statement from Shahid Rind, media and political affairs adviser to the Balochistan Chief Minister, initial reports confirmed 40 deaths and eight injuries. Sherani Deputy Commissioner Wali Khan Kakar told Dawn that rescue teams and ambulances reached the site soon after the incident and transported the injured to hospitals. The bus had departed from Quetta for Peshawar carrying 36 passengers, but additional travelers boarded after another bus broke down along the route.

Authorities continued rescue efforts at the scene, with local administration coordinating emergency response and medical support for the victims.