Bystanders and rescue officials at the site of the accident. 

KHAIRPUR: A deadly traffic accident left at least 17 people dead and five injured in Khairpur, Sindh on Monday morning. 

Police officials said a truck laden with coal was en route from Ranipur to Sukkur when it attempted to overtake a passenger van on the Shah Hussain bypass. 

ASP Rai Mazhar Iqbal told Geo News that the heavily loaded truck lost control while overtaking and fell on the van, which was on its way to Punjab from Karachi. 

The deceased and the injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital, Khairpur. 

The hospital's medical superintendent, Dr Ghulam Soomro, said two of the injured are in critical condition but efforts are being made to provide them with the best medical treatment.