According to details, a truck loaded with coal collided with a wagon carrying 23 passengers heading to Sukkur from Hingorja, while over taking near Mehmood village at Shah Hussain bypass national highway in the jurisdiction of C-section police station.
The passengers included traders and labors.
The Motorway police, Khairpur police reached the spot and shifted the bodies and injured to Civil Hospital Khairpur.
The deceased were identified as Naveed Hussain solangi s/o Zulfiqar Ali Solangi village Arab solangi and Hidayat Ali solangi, s/o Bangul Solangi of village Nawab solangi, Jameel Solangi of village Arab Solangi, Asghar Ali Solangi Abdul Rahseed Khuhro, Muhammad Ramzan Abassi, Tanveer Lund, Bachal Ujjan, Sadruddin Junejo, Shabir Ujjan, Amanullah Gopang, Khalil Laghari, Tanveer Ujan , Amjad Ujjan, Banho Ujan, Shah Murad, Patang Ali Rind, Azam Ali Kaleri, Kaleem Bukhari, Achhan Ujan and others while three people including a minor were injured.
The victims were the residents of Ranipur, Kumb, Drib Mehar Shah, Gambat and other areas. The truck driver fled from the scene after the incident.