40 dead after bus crashes and catches fire in Pakistan

A passenger bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 40 people, a government official said (AP)

A passenger bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 40 people, a government official said.

The bus was carrying 44 passengers from Quetta in Balochistan province to Karachi in neighbouring Sindh province. The accident happened near the town of Bela, in Lasbela district.