Child killed, three injured in water tanker accident in Manghopir

A four-year-old child was killed and three others were injured after a water tanker hit a motorcycle near Ilyas Mosque at Manghopir Ijtema Gah on Saturday, rescue officials said.

According to rescue officials, the deceased child was identified as Hassan, while the injured include 18-year-old Sharjeel, 15-year-old Fatima and seven-year-old Abdullah. The victims were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital following the accident.

Police and eyewitnesses said the water tanker, which was coming from the wrong side of the road, struck the motorcycle carrying the children.

The accident occurred while the children were on their way to school. Hassan was travelling from Manghopir to Gulshan-e-Bahar School with his siblings, officials said, adding that the child died on the spot.

Following the incident, residents caught the tanker driver and handed him over to the police.

Residents of the area said accidents involving heavy vehicles frequently occur in the locality, adding that this was the fourth such incident in the city in the past three days involving trucks, trailers or water tankers hitting motorcyclists.

On Friday in Gulistan-e-Johar, two dumpers reportedly racing each other collided with several motorcycles and cars. Earlier on Wednesday, a trailer near the Karimabad Furniture Market crushed two brothers riding a motorcycle, resulting in their deaths.