Dumper hits bike, two cops sustain serious injuries

KARACHI:

Accidents involving heavy vehicles continue unabated in the city, with two police personnel sustaining serious injuries after a dumper ran over their motorcycle near Ahsanabad on the Superhighway. In a separate incident, a young motorcyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a truck near the Baldia Football Stadium.

Taking notice of the incident in which two police personnel were seriously injured, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar sought a detailed report from the SSP east.

According to details, the dumper struck a motorcycle carrying two police personnel near Al-Noor Society on Kacha Paka Road in Ahsanabad, leaving both seriously injured. They were shifted to a nearby private hospital, where they were identified as 28-year-old Hammad and 35-year-old Qadeer.

Following the incident, DSP Sohrab Goth Division Aurangzeb Khattak and SITE Superhighway SHO Chaudhry Nawaz visited the hospital and inquired about the condition of the injured personnel and the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Police officials said the driver allegedly responsible for the accident had been taken into custody, while the dumper was impounded and shifted to the police station.