Not fewer than 14 people, among them five children, were killed on Monday when a van rammed into a lorry in south-western Pakistan, an official said.
The accident, in which six other people were injured, took place near Qila Saifullah district in the province of Balochistan.
“At least 14 people including a woman and five children were killed in the accident,’’ Waqas Ahmad Khilji, a police official from Qila Saifullah, said.
Local media reported that five members of one family were among the dead.
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Khilji said that the cause of the accident was not yet known.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan due to a lack of adequate infrastructure, poorly maintained vehicles and careless driving.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, around 9,000 road accidents are reported every year, killing around 4,000 people.
