MIRPURKHAS: Four members of a family were killed when their motorcycle collided with an overloaded truck on the Tagosar-Phuladyoon road in Sindhri taluka on Thursday evening.

According to a report, the truck, which was carrying chaff, hit the motorcycle head-on, allegedly because of the driver’s negligence. The riders were crushed to death under its wheels.

A large number of people gathered at the site. Police from Phuladyoon also arrived and took the bodies to the mortuary of the district headquarters hospital in Mirpurkhas.

The dead were identified as Abdul Ghaffar Shar, 50, son of Khan Sahab Shar; his mother, Rani; his niece Shahina, 15, the daughter of his brother; and another niece, Kashaf, 8.

Notables, villagers, members of the Shar community and relatives of the deceased gathered at the hospital, where police were present to keep order amid tension.

The driver fled the scene. Police have impounded the truck. Legal formalities were under way at the hospital when the report was filed.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026