Four dead, nine injured as speeding truck hits rickshaw in Dadu

Victims of the traffic mishap were returning home after visiting a shrine, say police

A speeding truck collided with a rickshaw in Sindh’s Dadu district on Saturday, killing four people and injuring nine others, including children.

Local police reported that the accident occurred near Murad Khoso village on the Indus Highway, in the Khairpur Nathan Shah area.

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“The victims of the traffic mishap were returning home after visiting a shrine,” police officials said.

The deceased and injured were taken to a nearby hospital. The driver of the truck fled the scene.