At least 40 people were killed when a bus crashed into a ravine in Pakistan.

At least 40 people were killed when a passenger bus crashed into a ravine located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan. This was reported on July 3 by Samaa TV, citing law enforcement agencies.

"The death toll from a passenger bus accident in the Dhana Sar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has reached 40. <...> At least eight injured passengers have now been taken to hospital," Deputy Commissioner of Sherani Hazrat Wali Kakar is quoted as saying in the material.

It is specified that a rescue operation is currently underway at the scene of the tragedy. The emergency personnel involved are trying to extract other injured people and evacuate them to a safe place.

It is not specified what exactly caused the accident in the Sherani area.

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Two days earlier, the Europa Press agency reported 40 injured when a passenger bus hit a building in Lleida in northeastern Spain. At that time, four people were in critical condition, while 11 were taken to medical institutions in serious condition. All those who remained suffered more minor injuries and injuries.