A passenger bus has fallen into a ravine and caught fire, while a boat carrying a class of children on a day trip has capsized in a lake.
A bus has plunged off a bridge, killing at least 41 people.Ramshackle highways, lax safety measures and reckless driving contribute to Pakistan's dire road safety record.
Forty-one are so far confirmed dead after their bus crashed into a ravine in southwestern Balochistan province, while at least 10 students died in the boating accident in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said.At the remote site of the bus crash, north of the city of Bela in Lasbela district, senior administration official Hamza Anjum said "the dead bodies...are beyond recognition".
The bus was reportedly carrying a total of 48 passengers when it hit a pillar on the bridge and careened off course earlier on Sunday. "It is feared that the driver may have fallen asleep," Mr Anjum said, also mentioning the possibility he had been speeding during the long-distance trip.
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