QUETTA, Feb 13: Eight members of a family were killed and another was injured late on Wednesday in a car-truck collision near Kuchlak town, some 25km from here, police sources said.

Abdul Salam, a resident of Quetta’s Satellite Town, rented a car to travel to Chaman along with his family to attend a wedding ceremony in the border town.

“The family was on its way when their car collided with a speeding truck head-on in Killi Sheikh Khan area near Kuchlak,” a police official said.

Four members of the family were killed on the spot and five others were injured.

“Four of the injured died while being taken to hospital in Quetta,” police said.

Three men, two women and three children were among the dead.

They were identified as Gul Jan, Parizat, Zeba Gul, Abdul Salam, Ghulam Sarwar, Wali Jan, Fawad and Arshad.

The truck driver fled the scene after the accident.

The Kuchlak police started an investigation into the accident after registering a case.