According to an official, at least 22 people were killed on Wednesday when a passenger van crashed into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan.
While negotiating a sharp turn in the mountainous range of Killa Saifullah district, 333 kilometers (206 miles) from Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan province, the ill-fated van crashed into a ravine.
Only one passenger, a 13-year-old boy, survived the accident, said Mohammad Qasim Kakar, a top district official, over the phone to Anadolu Agency.
He said the bodies had been recovered and that the injured survivor was in critical condition.
Due to poor road infrastructure, traffic accidents are common in the large province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.
The province, which is strategically important due to the abundance of copper, zinc, and natural gas, has a massive 40,000-kilometer (24,855-mile) network of roads and highways, but none of them are dual-lane.
