Bus filled with wedding guests crashes into a ravine, killing seven people

A bus carrying several wedding guests plunged into a ravine on a road in southeastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least seven people, rescuers and officials said.

The crash occurred near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. Authorities did not immediately know what caused the crash, although an investigation was underway.

The Associated Press reported that Wasim Baig, a health ministry spokesman, said the bodies of the victims and 17 other injured people had been taken to an area hospital.

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Some of the injured victims were reportedly in critical condition.

In a country where highways are poorly maintained and traffic rules are largely ignored, accidents on the roads in Pakistan are common.

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Rescue workers load a body into an ambulance in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, on Thursday. A bus carrying wedding guests traveling at high speed plunged into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least seven people, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

A total of 60 Pakistanis died in three bus accidents in August.

Two of the bus accidents occurred in Pakistan, one in Balochistan and the other in the eastern province of Punjab. Between the two accidents, 32 people died, the AP reported.

According to authorities, both accidents were due to driver negligence.

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The third crash occurred in Iran when 28 Pakistani pilgrims en route to Iraq were killed.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.