Two brothers among three crushed by speeding bus
A speeding coaster collided with two motorbikes, resulting in the tragic deaths of three individuals, including two brothers, and causing injuries to two others on Bagh-e-Korangi Road.
Two victims, Abdul Wahab, aged 28 and Abdul Kamoon, aged 32, real brothers, died on the spot. Muhammad Ali, 27, Afzal Ali, 34, and Mazhar, 19, were injured. Afzal Ali later died during treatment at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
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The accident involved a private firm-owned coaster, whose driver fled the scene immediately after the collision. Sharafi Goth police station SHO Mehboob Ullah revealed that brake failure is suspected as the cause of the crash. The final determination of the accident’s cause will be made following the examination of the coaster by a motor vehicle inspector. The damaged coaster and motorcycles were moved to the police station for further investigation.
Locals at the scene expressed concerns about removing speed breakers designed for Green Line buses, attributing an increase in daily traffic accident fatalities to this alteration.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2023.