Three persons lost their lives while two sustained injuries in separate road accidents reported in different parts of the city. Reportedly, a young mo- torcyclist died while his pillion rider suffered injuries when a speeding car their bike at the Banaras Bridge, within the limits of Shahrae Noorjahan police station.
The body of the young motorcyclist, 16-year- old Salman, was shifted to a nearby hospital. The driver of the speeding car, responsible for the accident, managed to escape from the scene. Police handed over the body of deceased to the family after the legal proceedings.
The deceased and the injured were the residents of Orangi Town. In another incident, 35-year-old M. Sajjad Shamshad died after his car overturned due to high speed in Korangi area. The police reached the spot and shifted the body of the deceased to Jinnah Hospital. Following the accident, the traffic flow was affected for some time.
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Meanwhile, a young man lost his life in road crash within the limits of Jackson police station. The body of the deceased and the injured were shifted to the hospital, where the deceased was identified as 18-year-old Arsalan and the injured as 23-year-old Faizan.
On the other hand, two high-speed vehicles col- lided on Sharea Faisal near Kashif Centre in Saddar area. Fortunatlly no casualties were reported in the accident. Police said that, four to five vehicles were partially damaged as a result of the accident. The body of a 35-year-old unknown person was found near Keamari Masan Chowk railway gate in Jackson police station limits, who was shifted to the hospital.
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