THATTA, July 27: Two people were killed and eighteen others were injured, three of them critically, in a road accident on the Jati-Choohar Jamali road on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Ghulam Hussain Mumbani, 42, and Usman Mumbani, 30.

The accident occurred when a coaster carrying devotees overturned on the road.

The three critically injured, whose names could not be ascertained, were rushed to Karachi while other injured have been admitted to the Choohar Jamali taluka hospital.

The coaster was heading to Dargah Shah Yaqiq in the outskirts of Choohar Jamali town.