Two killed, one injured in road accidents

Speeding vehicle ran over woman as she crossed the road in Orangi Town


​ Our Correspondent May 05, 2020
PHOTO: EXPRESS

KARACHI: A man and a woman were killed, while another person was injured, in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Monday.

According to police, two people riding a motorcycle were critically injured when a speeding dumper truck ran over them on Hawkes Bay Road in the jurisdiction of Mauripur police station.

The injured were shifted to Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The deceased was identified as 25-year-old Riaz. Meanwhile, the other injured man, 35-year-old Saeed Ahmed, was being treated at the hospital and the doctors have termed his condition as critical.

Separately, a woman was killed when a speeding vehicle ran over her in Orangi Town in the jurisdiction of Mominabad police station.

The deceased was identified as Safina, 35. A resident of the same area, she was crossing the road when the accident took place.

Police have registered cases for both incidents at the relevant police stations.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2020.

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