ISLAMABAD: At least eight people, including women, were killed as a result of a deadly collision between a car and a trailer in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, officials said on Saturday.
The incident occurred late last night on Jamshoro-Thatta road near Kotri SITE area, according to Edhi rescue service.
The deceased included four men and four women, whose bodies were shifted to hospital. Two others were injured in the accident.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressed grief over the loss of lives and extended his sympathies to bereaved families.
“The Sindh chief minister directed strict implementation of road safety laws to avoid traffic accidents,” Shah’s office said.
Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely.
Such crashes are particularly common in areas in Pakistan’s south where single carriage roads connect various cities while local drivers usually avoid traffic rules and speed limit on highways.
Last week, at least 24 people were killed in two separate road crashes in Pakistan’s Punjab and Balochistan provinces, officials and state media reported.
