Truck runs over cop
A policeman was killed in a road accident near Murtaza Chowrangi in Landhi, it emerged on Sunday.
The cop, Niaz Khan, 26, who was deputed at Madadgar-15 police check post in Landhi, was run over by a truck carrying a container. As a result, he died on the spot.
According to eyewitnesses, Khan was driving on the wrong side of the road and in order to avoid a collision with a car coming from the opposite side, he lost his balance and was crushed to death by a truck.
On being informed of the incident, police arrested the truck's driver.
Meanwhile, the body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and was handed over to the deceased's family after the completion of medico-legal formalities.
Khan's cousin told The Express Tribune that Khan had not been feeling well and despite insistence by his family he had refused to ask for a leave.
"He said his duty officer was quite strict and would abuse anyone who would take a leave," the deceased's relative claimed.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2020.