In a tragic incident, at least 32 people lost their lives and 16 others were injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a ravine in the Dana Sar mountain range in south-western Pakistan. The accident occurred on Friday morning local time (03:00 GMT), as the bus was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, along the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. According to reports, a total of 48 individuals were aboard the vehicle, including women and children. Preliminary investigations suggest a steering malfunction may have caused the driver to lose control, resulting in the bus skidding off the mountain range. The crash site is situated approximately 68km (42 miles) from the District Headquarters hospital in Zhob, where the injured were taken for treatment. Rescue and recovery efforts were hampered due to difficult terrain, but dozens of emergency responders and ambulances were dispatched to the scene following the accident. The bodies of those killed have been taken to the hospital for identification before being transported to their hometowns. Initial reports indicate that the bus was overcrowded after taking on additional passengers from another vehicle that had broken down. This tragic event echoes a similar incident in 2024, where at least 17 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured when their bus fell into a ravine while traveling to Balochistan for Eid celebrations. Expressing condolences over the loss of life, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged for an inquiry into the accident. Balochistan's Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti also ordered an investigation and extended his sympathies to the families of the deceased, while assuring immediate medical support for the injured. Fatal road accidents are a common occurrence in Pakistan, often attributed to reckless driving, poor road surfaces, and poorly maintained vehicles.