Dumper truck runs over woman

Citizens set truck on fire in Surjani Town

KARACHI:

Enraged citizens set a dumper truck on fire in Surjani Town on Tuesday after the vehicle ran over a woman, crushing her to death.

The truck ran over Najma, 45, a resident of Surjani Town, while she was crossing the road. As a result, she died on the spot, and the body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Meanwhile, area locals, enraged by Najma's death, set the dumper truck on fire and circled another one, hurling stones at it. While bystanders feared that the angry mob would set the second truck ablaze too, police reached the spot and prevented the mob from causing any further damage to the vehicle.

Police then shifted the burning truck to a police station and sought the fire department's assistance to douse the flames.

According to Surjani Town Police Station SHO Rao Nazim, the truck driver responsible for the accident has been arrested and further legal action will be taken against him.

Separately, another woman was killed after she was run over by a truck in Korangi.

The deceased was identified as Sabira Khatoon, 57, and the body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

According to police, the truck driver responsible for the accident has been arrested and further legal action will be taken against him.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 5^th, 2020.