Overview

• Police and rescue officials reported the late Friday crash near Kundan Chourangi on the Shikarpur bypass in Sindh.
• A truck loaded with vegetables struck an electric pole, went out of control, and ploughed into people sleeping by the roadside.
• Casualty figures differ, with police citing seven dead and six injured, while rescue officials report eight dead, including five children, and five injured.
• Victims were identified as local farmers resting near the bypass, and the dead and injured were moved to Civil Hospital Shikarpur.
• Authorities say the driver fled the scene; the vehicle has been seized and an investigation with raids is underway to locate the suspect.