Five people are dead and 27 are injured after a passenger bus left the road and tumbled into a ravine in Chakwal district, Punjab, on January 7, 2026.
By the account of Rescue 1122, the bus was running the Islamabad-to-Karachi route when the driver lost control on a sharp bend. It slid off the carriageway and dropped into a deep gorge. Crews reached the scene quickly and pulled the injured from the wreckage, moving them to a nearby hospital. Seven of the wounded were women, several in a serious condition.
The pattern is a familiar one. In December 2025, near Fateh Jang on the M-14 Motorway, a bus flipped over and killed 11 people; those dead came from Bahawalpur, Vehari, Sharaqpur and Islamabad. Punjab’s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz, offered condolences after the latest wreck and prayed for the injured.
No cause has been settled for Chakwal. The usual suspects are already in the frame: careless driving, rough roads, poor weather. It is a script the country reads too often.
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- Five killed, 27 injured as bus falls into ravine in Chakwal
- Five killed, 27 injured as bus plunges into ravine in Chakwal
