ISLAMABAD: At least 12 persons were killed and several others were injured in the pileup involving three vehicles in Rahim Yar Khan on wee hours of Saturday.

As per the detail, police sources said the accident occurred at the Motorway M5 near Rukanpur area of Rahim Yar Khan where a van overturned when its tyre burst while a bus and a jeep coming from behind collided with it, due to which 12 persons were killed on the spot, a private news channel reported.