In a collision between a trawler and a passenger coach on the national highway in Matiari on Monday, five people were killed and 13 injured.
According to the 24News HD TV channel, the passenger coach was going from Punjab to Karachi.
Two children and the coach driver are also included in the dead. The bodies of the dead and the injured were shifted to Matiari Hospital.
The police arrested the trawler driver and took the vehicles into custody.
The deceased have been identified as coach driver Malik Yusuf, Mir Hadi, Kashif, Ali, Umm-e-Hasiba.
Shahzad, Mehmood, Hasan, Ajmal, Mohammad Rashid and others are among the injured.
Interior Minister Mohsin expresses sorrow
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed regret over the loss of precious human lives in the traffic accident on the Matiari National Highway.
The interior minister prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured and expressed grief of the grieving families of died people.
Reporter: Awais Kiyani