19 killed as bus plunges into deep ravine in south-west Pakistan

A rescue worker stands next to the wreck of a passenger bus near Zhob (Baluchistan Rescue Department via AP)

Nineteen people were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in heavy rain in south-west Pakistan on Sunday, a government official said.

Mahtab Shah, assistant administrator for the district of Shirani in Baluchistan province, said about 35 passengers were on board the bus.