QUETTA: Five people were killed and 10 injured in a tragic road accident on Tuesday on the Quetta-Kandahar Highway.

According to Levies officials, a vehicle carrying 15 people was coming to Quetta from Chaman when it fell into a ravine near Shella Bagh area.

Rescue 1122 recovered the dead bodies from the ravine and shifted the victims to Qilla Abdullah District Hospital.

The victims went to Chaman yesterday and were returning to their homes.

Fatal accidents are a common occurrence on roads in Balochistan due to treacherous terrain and poor infrastructure. According to rescue officials, only over the last two days, 49 road accidents were reported across the province in which 96 people were injured.

Published in Dawn, July 13th, 2022

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