Five passengers died while three got injured in a collision between an overspeeded truck and a van at Lahore Road near Sargodha Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to the police, the five deceased passengers belonged to Faisalabad. The accident occurred due to overspeeding.

The unfortunate carry van was coming to Sargodha from Faisalabad.

Three seriously injured persons have been shifted to hospital. There were a total of eight passengers travelling in the van.

Sargodha Police handed over the bodies to the relatives after necessary action.