Posted on 01/29/2023 7:49:31 AM PST by BenLurkin
A passenger bus fell into a ravine and caught fire killing 40 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday...
The bus was carrying 44 passengers from Quetta in Balochistan province to Karachi in neighboring Sindh province. The accident was near the town of Bela, in Lasbela district.
Hamza Anjum Nadeem, assistant commissioner in Bela, said the bodies of 40 people, including women and children, were recovered. Four injured passengers were rescued.
“The accident happened due to over-speeding and the bus crashed into the pillar of a bridge. It caught fire soon after falling into the ravine,”
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Another senseless case of high-capacity assault bus violence. Busses should be limited to 10 passengers max.
Bus drivers are just as bad(likely) to drive too fast as other drivers.
I see school buses regularly exceeding the posted limits and even running red lights. Woe to you if in a crash with one because many will assume you are at fault.
Disturbingly,I see many drivers of cars and semi trucks run through red lights and would have been hit several times if I had gone forward at the green light.
Red light runners were rare when I began driving 50 years ago,now they are common.(Also same for car vs. deer)
The cars have gotten safer,not so the drivers!)
Not surprising considering what busses are like in this part of the world.
This bus only fell, it didn’t plunge. It’s a media cliche. Just like suburbs are leafy, buses plunge into ravines.
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