23 perish in city road crashes in 10 days
The first ten days of 2025 snuffed out at least 23 lives, including women and children, due to road accidents in the city, casting a dark shadow over the traffic management as well as on the civic sense of road users.
The data shared by the social welfare organmisation, Chhipa, reveals that almost all of the fatalities were caused by speeding vehicles with untrained drivers on the wheels.
Despite a series of meetings and enforcement drives initiated by police last year, traffic accidents continue to plague the city, highlighting the need for sustained efforts.
On Friday, a water tanker crushed motorcyclists near the Shaheed-e-Millat Flyover, killing two. The deceased, 57-year-old Syed Noman and 49-year-old Muhammad Israr, were the residents of Korangi Mehran Town. Another person was severely injured. The deceased were cousins and fathers of five children each. The accident occurred when an unknown car collided with the motorcycles, causing the riders to fall onto the road. The water tanker, which was following behind, ran over them. The bodies were mutilated and dismembered under the wheels of the tanker. The horrific scene caused many onlookers to scream, and a crowd became enraged.
After the accident, angry individuals set the water tanker on fire, while the driver escaped. Police and Chhipa volunteers transferred the bodies to Jinnah Hospital.
In another incident, a young man was killed on the spot when his bike skidded and fell into a drain near Shan Intersection in the Korangi Industrial area on Friday. The deceased, 23-year-old, Abdullah was accompanied by his brother, 22-year-old Sajjad, who got injured in the incident.
The two brothers, residents of Qasba Colony, were immediately shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). The deceased and brother used to work at a private factory in Korangi and were going back home when the incident occurred.
The victims' family declined to file a police report, stating that the accident was an unfortunate incident in which the motorcycle skidded and fell into the drain, resulting in the loss.