Three people were killed and five were injured in an M-5 motorway accident near Ghotki when a passenger van collided with a stationary trailer, police said.
The crash happened as the van was travelling from Karachi towards Rahim Yar Khan. Among the dead was a woman. Police said the group was also transporting a dead body on the journey.
What police say caused the crash
Authorities stated that the van driver had fallen asleep at the wheel, which led to the collision with the parked trailer. That account places driver fatigue at the centre of this M-5 motorway accident, rather than a multi-vehicle pile-up or a mechanical failure described in the available accounts.
Police said the affected family belongs to Khan Bela and Rahim Yar Khan. Those details matter for relatives searching for news from southern Punjab and Sindh routes that link Karachi with interior Sindh and south Punjab via the motorway network.
Hospital and casualty details
All of the deceased and the wounded were shifted to the Taluka Hospital, police said. Beyond the counts of three dead and five injured, further names, ages of all victims, and the clinical condition of the injured were not given in the available accounts.
For drivers and passengers using the same corridor, the immediate facts are limited but clear: a van struck a stationary trailer on the M-5, lives were lost, and survivors were moved for treatment at the local taluka facility.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Ghotki ke paas M-5 motorway par passenger van rukay hue trailer se takra gayi. Teen log jaan se gaye, jin mein ek khatoon bhi shamil hai, aur paanch log zakhmi hue. Police ke mutabiq driver neend mein tha. Jo log is route se safar karte hain, unhein thakan aur raat ke drive ka khayal rakhna chahiye.
