At least eight people were killed and 10 others received injuries as a result of the collision between a passenger bus and trailer truck on Sukkur-Multan motorway in the wee hours of Monday.
The ill-fated was travelling from Mansehra to Karachi, said Motorway Police official.
Soon after the incident, rescue officials reached the spot and shifted the bodies and injured to Tehsil Hospital Ghotki for medico-legal formalities and treatment.
The deceased included women and children, said police, adding that the condition of four people is critical.
The deceased were identified as Noor Elahi, Shagufta, Rozina, Uneeba and Hasnat.
Earlier in May, at least four people had been and several others injured as a result of a collision between a passenger coach and a trailer in Ghotki.
According to police officials, the accident occurred near Ghotki on the M5 motorway, where the coach traveling from Karachi to Rawalpindi hit the trailer coming from the opposite direction, as a result of which four people were killed on the spot.
Rescue teams reached the spot after being informed and shifted the dead and injured to hospitals in Sukkur and Rahim Yar Khan.
