At least six schoolchildren died when a speeding passenge
r van ran them over on Monday.
According to police, the accident occurred near K
ot Lalu Town of Khairpur district. Three of the children died on the spot while the rest succumbed to their injuries at a hospital. On getting information, local people rushed to the spot of the accident and shifted the
deceased and injured to the nearest hospital on their own. They lamented a lack of response from the authorities concerned. Later, enraged family members of the
deceased children and local residents staged a protest demonstration on Mehran National Highway, blocking it by setting tyres on fire. They chanted slogans against the district administration and transporters.
Meanwhile, Sind
h Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah taking notice of the accident sought a report from the officers concer
ned.
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