Five die as bus and car collide in Tando Adam, Sanghar

A passenger bus and a car collided head-on on Jhool Road in Tando Adam on Sunday; police say the bus driver fled and an inquiry is under way.

Five people died in a head-on crash between a passenger bus and a car on Jhool Road in Tando Adam, Sanghar, on Sunday.

The dead and injured were taken to Taluka Hospital, Tando Adam; some critically hurt were referred onward to Hyderabad.

Police took the passenger bus into custody; its driver fled the scene.

Accounts differ on who among the victims died later and on whether three or four people were injured.

Heirs of the deceased alleged the bus was speeding and on the wrong side while overtaking; police are investigating.

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