LARKANA, Feb 19: Three villagers were killed on Larkana-Ratodero road on Tuesday when a Peshawar bound bus (K 4040) hit a donkey cart at Wassand Shakh.

Arbab Ali, 40, and his uncle, Mohammed Bakhsh Jagirani, 60, died on the spot, while Atta Mohammad Jagirani, 15, was seriously injured. He was brought to the Chandka Medical College Hospital, here where he died.

The driver and conductor of the bus allegedly dumped the two bodies in the bus and sped away but the villagers managed to catch him near Ratodero bypass.

The enraged villagers brought back the coach to the site of incident and set it on fire. They also beat driver Khan Farosh severely who was saved by police.

It is said that the bus was stuffed with electronic goods.

Ratodero police have registered a case after arresting the driver. However, they released the conductor so that he could inform the bus owner about the accident.

TWO KILLED: Two men were killed in separate incidents in different parts of Larkana district on Tuesday.

Some unidentified armed men intruded into the house of Roshan Ali Mugheri in village Eid Mohammed Brohi in the jurisdiction of Warah police station.

When the family members tried to resist, the armed men opened fire, killed Roshan Mugheri and escaped.

In another incident, a man Asghar Junejo allegedly killed a woman Sughra in village Mandhra in the limits of Badah police station over a domestic dispute.

The police registered the FIRs of the cases.

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