ISLAMABAD: Six people died while four injured in a tragic traffic accident on Monday near the Loni Kot interchange on the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) in District Jamshoro, Sindh.
According to rescue sources, police said that a Mazda carrying fruits collided with a trawler while heading towards Karachi. The collision resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including two brothers.
The victims were identified as 28-year-old Nanji, 30-year-old Imdad Hussain, 28-year-old Amerji, 35-year-old Ramesh, Jitan, and another Ramesh. The Mazda was traveling from Hyderabad to Karachi when the accident occurred.
Four other individuals were critically injured and have been transported to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kotri for medical treatment.
The police are investigating the cause of the collision, while rescue operations are ongoing.
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On the other hand, earthquake tremors were felt on Monday in the Zhob area of Balochistan.
According to the seismological center, the earthquake had a magnitude of 3.9 and a depth of 35 km, reported a private news channel.
The epicenter was located 79 km south of Zhob.
No loss of life or property was reported as a result of the earthquake.
