Forty people ​were killed and ‌eight others injured after a bus ​fell into ​a deep roadside ⁠ditch in Pakistan's ​southwestern province ​of Balochistan on Friday, a rescue agency ​and a ​government official said.

The bus ‌was ⁠headed to the national capital, Islamabad, from the provincial capital, ​Quetta. ​There ⁠were 48 passengers on ​board, reports Reuters, citing the ​agency.