A bus veered into a ravine in western Pakistan on Friday (3 July), killing at least 40 people, officials said.

"A passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine in the mountainous Dana Sar area... 40 people have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured," said Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district's emergency centre.

The Quetta-based spokesperson for the province of Balochistan's chief minister confirmed the toll in a statement. 

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