Four dead in Karachi road accidents

• Truck hits biker on Quaidabad Bridge, driver flees.
• Public anger grows over rising vehicle fatalities.
• Multiple vehicles torched in protest incidents this month.

KARACHI: At least four people, including two women, lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Karachi on Friday, according to police and rescue officials.

A woman was killed and another person injured after a speeding water tanker rammed into a motorcycle at Korangi Crossing. Enraged by the accident, locals set the water tanker on fire before police could intervene.

In another incident, a passenger bus overturned near the Samundari Baba shrine in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. Rescue teams rushed to the scene and shifted at least eight injured passengers to a nearby hospital for treatment. A rescue operation was still underway at the time of reporting.

On Quaidabad Bridge, a motorcyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a truck. According to police, the truck driver fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle.

The latest spate of road accidents highlights growing concerns over traffic safety and the regulation of heavy vehicles in Karachi.

The city has witnessed a sharp rise in fatal accidents involving buses, trucks, and dumpers this year.

The repeated tragedies have triggered public outrage, often resulting in spontaneous protests and arson. Earlier this month, dumper trucks were set ablaze in North Karachi after one such vehicle crushed two motorcyclists.

On April 13, a similar act of public anger was witnessed in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, where a vehicle involved in a deadly crash was burned by a mob. Police later arrested the driver and multiple individuals for arson and related offences.