SHIKARPUR: At least six people, including five belonging to same family, died and four others were injured in a dreadful road mishap here on Sunday.

Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Hajan Gadani said that an over speeding trailer hit a car carrying a family who was heading to Rato Dero from Garhi Yasin to attend a function, near Sohn Wah bus stop some 25 kilometer for main Shikarpur town.

Six people, including Zeeshan Rajput, 25, his sister-in-law Ana, 34, three daughters identified as Rida, 10, Aleesha, 08, Hina, 06 and driver of the car Abdul Majeed Bhutto, 35, died on the spot as the car was destroyed completely.

The trailer also hit a nearby roadside hotel after hitting the car and injured four people sitting at the hotel.

The police have arrested two accused Nayab Khan and Daftar Khan and impounded their vehicle.

The injured and bodies were shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities where the corpses were handed over to their heirs after postmortem.