At least seven killed & 37 injured in horror crash after packed wedding bus plunges into rocky ravine in Pakistan

AT least seven people have been killed after a wedding bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan.

Another 37 people, including children, were injured in the horror crash.

Shocking pictures show the destroyed bus upside down with emergency services at the scene.

The cause of the accident near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, remains unknown.

An investigation is underway.

According to Wasim Baig, a spokesman for the health department, the bodies of the victims and the people who were injured in the accident were brought to a local hospital.

Some of the injured were said to be in a critical condition.

Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, described the accident as "heartbreaking and deeply saddening".

He has ordered an inquiry to establish the cause of the crash, stating, "If negligence is found, action will be taken."

In August, 32 people were killed in two bus accidents, one in Balochistan and the other in eastern Punjab province.

Authorities at the time said both accidents were caused by the negligence of the drivers.

And earlier in August, 28 Pakistani pilgrims were killed in a bus crash in neighbouring Iran while heading to Iraq.