The bus was heading to Shahdad Kot from here when it collided with the truck in Thatta district, police officials said.
The bus was trying to overtake a truck carrying a load of stones when it collided with the vehicle, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Thatta Fida Hussain Mastoi.
Five children and three women died when a collision took place between a truck and a bus. The identities of those killed have not been confirmed as yet.
No case has been registered so far.
In a separate accident in Sindh, a speeding pick-up truck hit a motorcycle from behind crushing two riders to death yesterday on the Tando Bago-Juddo road in Tando Bago town, 40 kms from Badin.
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