DADU: Seven members of a family, including three men, a woman and three children, were killed when a speeding passenger coach coming from opposite direction ploughed into their car on the Indus Highway near Sann town on Sunday.

The deceased identified as Aslam Leghari, son of Ali Nawaz Leghari; Zamir Hussain, Amir Hussain, both sons of Zulifiqar Ali Leghari; Ms Humera, wife of Aslam Leghari, three-year-old Ali Asgar Leghari, two-year-old Ali Murtaza Leghari, and a year old Dua Leghari, were was on their way to Jamshoro from Dadu when they met the accident.

The coach passengers and residents of nearby villages rushed to rescue the victims and took them out after cutting parts of badly mangled car and coach. However, none of the car occupants survived the accident while all passengers of the coach luckily remained safe.

Jamshoro SSP Javed Baloch said that all the deceased belonged to Qasibo town in Johi taluka. The bodies were brought to Sann hospital from where they were sent to their native area through Edhi ambulances, he said.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2022