Eight members of the same family lost lives in a road accident on Saturday. According to SITE area police, ten members of a family were on board in a Karachi-bound van after returning from Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalander when their vehicle collided with a truck near Sehwan. The police said that eight people passed away and two people including a child sustained serious injuries. The police said that the injured were taken to Civil Hospital, Jamshoro. According to the doctors, the two family members were admitted at the hospital in critical condition. Meanwhile, bodies of the deceased were brought back to Karachi and their funeral prayers were offered. They were buried in Malir cemetery on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Hanif Memon, Abdul Hameed Ibrahim, Zubair Memon, Danani Ghulam Hussein, Abdul Ghani of Haji Ahmed Mohalla and Imran Khan Memon, Mushtaq and Abdul Ghani of Haji Abdul Karim Mohallah of Memon Goth area. Meanwhile, a 15 year old girl was killed in a hit and run case near Hub Chowki while her 17 year brother sustained injuries when their motorcycle was hit by a vehicle, rescue staff said. They were shifted to a nearby hospital where girl succumbed to her injuries. Published in Daily Times, September 2nd 2018.