SUKKUR: A passer-by was killed and a wagon was burnt down completely after the vehicle collided with a donkey cart on the Sukkur-Shikarpur Road at Sim Shakh, within the jurisdiction of the Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station in Shikarpur district.

According to police, the wagon, which was travelling at high speed from Sukkur to Shikarpur, collided with the cart on the road.

Waheed Shah, son of Manzoor Shah, a resident of Alif Shah Shaheed Colony, Shikarpur, was seriously injured in the collision and died on the spot.

All the passengers on board escaped unhurt, getting off the vehicle after the collision. The wagon’s gas cylinder then exploded, setting the vehicle on fire.

The wagon was completely burnt down before the fire brigade reached the site and brought the blaze under control.

The body was shifted to Taluka Hospital Lakhi Ghulam Shah for a post-mortem examination.

Police said the owner of the donkey cart and the wagon driver fled the scene.

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Published in Dawn, October 10th, 2026