ISLAMABAD, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and another was seriously injured in a road accident in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, a motorway police spokesperson said.
The accident occurred when a passenger van rammed into a car due to speeding near Faisalabad district, Syed Imran Ahmed, spokesperson for the National Highways and Motorway Police, told Xinhua.
Motorway Police officers rushed to the scene immediately after receiving information about the accident, he added.
According to traffic police officials, reckless driving, poor road conditions, and inadequate vehicle maintenance are among the primary causes of the high accident rate. ■