Four killed in separate accidents

Driver responsible for accident managed to escape the scene along with vehicle

KARACHI:

According to details, a speeding vehicle hit a motorcyclist near Siemens Chowrangi in the site area. The motorcyclist was seriously injured in the accident. As soon as the accident was reported, rescue officials reached to the spot and the seriously injured youth was being shifted to the hospital. He succumbed to his injuries on the way. Rescue officials said that the deceased was identified as Moeezf Akram. He was about 22 years old. The driver responsible for the accident managed to escape from the scene along with the vehicle. Police are investigating the incident further.

A body was also found at Sea View in Clifton. Those present at the scene informed the rescue authorities. Rescue workers rushed to the spot and shifted the body to Jinnah Hospital for post-mortem. Nothing was recovered from the deceased’s possession to help identify him. Police shifted the body to the morgue after due process.

A man was electrocuted near Capri Cinema on MA Jinnah Road. The body of the deceased was taken to Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital. In Malir’s Model Colony, a water tank fixed on the outwall of an appartment block fell down in the street below, killing one pedestrian and injuring another. The plastic tank, which can hold up to 700 litres of water apparently fell down because the iron brackets holding it were not fixed properly or had become rusty and gave way.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 10^th, 2021.