THATTA, Sept 8: Three passengers were killed and six others injured when a speedy pickup collided head on with a van near Gharo on Monday.

Police said that a speedy van while negotiating a blind curve collided with a pickup.

As a result Sharif Jokhio, Walidad Jokhio and Arif Abro died on the spot. The deceased were residents of Gharo town. The bodies and those injured were taken to a nearby hospital. The bodies were handed over to relatives after autopsy.