7 killed, 8 injured in van-truck collision in southern Pakistan

STORY: 7 killed, 8 injured in van-truck collision in southern Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident scene STORYLINE: At least seven people were killed and eight others injured on Thursday in a collision between a van and a truck in Thatta district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue service reported. According to the reports, the accident took place in the morning on the National Highway near Jhirk area of the city when the vehicles coming from opposite directions, on a single-track road, collided with each other. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital, said the rescue service, adding that some of the patients were later taken to another hospital for further treatment. Five of the injured were in critical condition, it said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)