QUETTA, Nov 2: Three people were killed and six others injured in a traffic accident in Uthal area of Lasbela district on Wednesday, police said.

A passenger coach going to Karachi from Gwadar collided with an oil tanker head on near Uthal on the RCD Highway.

Three people died and six others suffered injuries who were taken to the district hospital.

Two of the deceased were identified as Mohammad Bakhsh and Nazir Ahmed.