A speeding dumper crashed into nearly 20 vehicles near the Lyari Expressway toll plaza on Monday morning, in what commuters described as a major traffic violation and safety failure.
The concrete dumper lost control reportedly due to brake failure, colliding with vehicles waiting in line at the toll booth.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported. However, several cars sustained major damage, and panic spread among commuters at the site.
Authorities have yet to release an official statement.
Earlier today, the driver of a runaway dumper truck that evaded Karachi traffic police and endangered public safety on Sharea Faisal has surrendered and been arrested, police confirmed.
The incident, captured in a widely circulated video, showed a dumper ramming a police vehicle and fleeing the scene.
The footage sparked outrage online and prompted a citywide crackdown on dumpers and heavy transport vehicles.
According to police, the arrested driver claimed he was being chased by motorcyclists and feared his vehicle would be torched — a response to recent mob violence triggered by road accidents involving heavy vehicles.
Previously, a high-speed dumper collided with several motorcyclists near North Karachi Power House, resulting in three individuals being injured.
Following the incident, enraged protesters launched severe protests against the dumper, setting fire to five dumpers, one water tanker, and one truck at various locations, Express News reported.
According to rescue sources, the injured individuals were immediately transferred to the hospital.
Last month a tragic incident occurred near Malir Halt Flyover in Model Colony when a speeding water bowser collided with a motorcycle, claiming the lives of Abdul Qayum and his wife, Zainab, who were expecting their first child after Eidul Fitr.
The driver of the truck ran over the motorcycle, dragging it beneath his vehicle and killing Qayum instantly. Zainab, severely injured and lying in a pool of blood, gave birth to their child in the final moments of her life, but the baby also passed away later. Witnesses described the scene as horrifying.
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