At least four persons belonging to the same family were killed and three women were injured in a collision between two vehicles on Thursday. According to police, the accident took place in village Puranabad of Larkana where an over-speeding pickup and Khairpur bound private car collided head-on.
As a result, four family members including 70-year-old Seht Bibi, her two sons Elahi Buksh, Ashiq Mehrani and another woman were killed on the spot, while three women identified as Shamshad Khatoon, Ameeran Khatoon and Gorri sustained wounds. The pickup driver managed to escape from the scene leaving the vehicle on the spot. Police and rescue personnel reached the scene and started rescue operation. The bodies and injured were shifted to Chandka Medical Hospital where according to hospital sources condition of two injured women was serious. Police said the ill-fated family was returning to Khairpur after visiting the Dargah Saeedi Mousani when it met with the tragic accident. The police took both vehicles into custody and registering a case started search for the drivers.
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