Five persons including three children died and 18 others were injured when a Mazda mini-truck collided with a passenger coach head on near Thul Grid Station on Saturday morning, reported 25NewwHD TV channel.
The passenger coach was heading towards Kandhkot from Quetta and the accident occurred in Thul due to overspeeding.
Sources said that both vehicles crashed into each other resulting in death of five persons on the spot. Four of the deceased were later identified as Hafeezullah, Jameelan, Khadija Abdul Wali and Habibur Rehman.
Soon after the accident, rescue teams reached the site and shifted the dead and injured persons to Civil Hospital for treatment.
Sources said that some injured persons were in critical condition due to severe injuries.
Police after registering a case started investigation.
Reporter: Mir Zafarullah