HYDERABAD, Nov 16: Three passengers of a van were killed and seven others suffered injuries when a coach rammed into a van on the National Highway at Matiari bypass late on Saturday night.

The Layyah-bound coach coming from Karachi, rammed into the van which was coming from Oderolal and was going to Matiari on the National Highway resulting in the death of Abdul Wahid, Alam and Ali Hassan. The injured included van driver Babu, an eight-year-old boy, Younus, Sahib Dino, Saifullah, Asadullah, Abdul Hayee and Shamsuddin.

Matiari police rushed to the spot and removed the bodies and the injured to taluka hospital.

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