KARACHI – Deadly road accidents continue to haunt Karachi as one person was killed and three others seriously injured in two separate incidents on Saturday, ARY News reported.
In the first crash, a trailer hit a motorcycle near Liaquatabad 10, killing the rider on the spot. Enraged residents set the trailer on fire and pelted passing vehicles with stones. The victim’s body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
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In another accident, a truck ran over three people on a motorcycle in Model Colony, leaving all three critically injured. The crowd smashed the truck’s windows before police arrested the driver. The injured were shifted to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center.
According to rescue data, at least 546 people have died in traffic accidents across Karachi during the first seven months of this year, with 8,136 others injured. Heavy vehicles were involved in 165 of those deaths.
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Trailers caused the most fatalities (62), followed by water tankers (37), dumpers (32), and buses (20). Authorities are calling for stricter traffic law enforcement and better road safety measures to prevent further loss of life.
Earlier, angry residents set seven dumpers ablaze on Rashid Minhas Road after a speeding truck killed a young woman, Mahnoor, and her 14-year-old brother, Ahmed Raza. Police and Rangers later brought the situation under control and arrested the driver.