5 dead in accident in Pakistan’s Sindh province | Pakistan News

“All the people in the pickup were workers on their way to work. Five of them were killed in the collision, while eleven were taken to hospital,” the police officer said.

He said the trailer was a heavy-duty vehicle. The pickup truck was completely crushed in the accident, while the trailer was impounded and the driver and conductor were arrested, Khan said.

Accidents are common in Sindh province due to the poor condition of the roads in the interior of the country and reckless driving as people are issued driving licenses without proper testing.

In April, six people were killed and 35 injured when a coach crashed into an oil tanker on the Indus Highway at Manjhand, near the town of Sehwan in Sindh.

According to official figures, 115 people were killed and 317 injured in a total of 97 road accidents on an unfinished section of the Indus Highway between Jamshoro and Sehwan over the past four years.

The World Health Organization estimates that more than 27,000 people died on Pakistan’s roads in 2018.