Several killed as Quetta-bound bus plunges into ditch

At least 27 people have been killed after a bus overturned and fell into a ditch in Washuk, Balochistan on Wednesday. The accident occurred due to over speeding, said police adding that women and children were among the deceased. The ill-fated bus was travelling from Turbat to Quetta. Soon after the incident, the rescue officials reached the site and shifted bodies and the injured to the Basima Civil Hospital.