KHAIRPUR: At least 12 people died and more than eight others got injured when a passenger coach collided with a van on national highway in Khairpur district on Wednesday. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Amir Saud Magsi, the accident took place near Shah Abdul Latif University in Hussainabad, about 10 km from Khairpur city. He said the old national highway where the tragic accident occurred connects Umerkot, Mirpur Khas, Tando Adam, Khipro, Sanghar, Nawabshah and other settlements of Sindh with Sukkur to Khairpur. According to Magsi, the accident occurred due to a broken tie rod in the passenger wagon heading towards Sukkur. Eyewitnesses told police they saw the tyre of the wagon detaching itself from the vehicle and going off control before hitting the passenger coach heading towards Sanghar from Sukkur. TLTP
