ISLAMABAD, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's east Punjab province on Monday, local reports said.

The incident occurred in Kot Addu district of the province where a passenger van overturned due to speeding, the reports added.

Rescue teams rushed to the site following the accident and shifted the injured passengers to a nearby hospital, the reports said. ■