Pregnant woman among three killed in road mishaps

KARACHI:

As many as three persons, including a pregnant woman, were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents on Saturday.

In a first incident, a speeding trailer ran over a motorcycle carrying a married couple near Liaquatabad on Saturday, killing a pregnant woman and injuring her husband.

The accident triggered an angry reaction from residents, who pelted the trailer with stones, smashed its windows and eventually set it on fire. The driver fled the scene.

The woman was identified as Faiza, while her husband, Faheem, was given initial medical treatment before being transferred to Jinnah Hospital.

In another incident, a motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a water tanker near Jamali Bridge on the Superhighway. The deceased was indentified as 40-year-old Muhammad Asif. The tanker driver fled the scene.

Meanwhile, a car occupant was killed when a trailer rammed into his vehicle in Baldia.

The body was shifted to Civil Hospital. Chhipa officials identified the deceased as 55-year-old Muhammad Barkat, a resident of Hub Chowki.