KARACHI: A deadly crash on Karachi’s Rashid Minhas Road early Sunday, which killed two siblings under a heavy truck, triggered mob violence that saw at least seven such vehicles set ablaze.
The incident took place late in the night between Saturday and Sunday in the metropolis’s Federal B Area, where the truck collided with a motorcycle.
According to rescue officials, the truck hit a motorcycle carrying a father, his son, and daughter, leaving the siblings and their father critically injured.
The siblings, 22-year-old Mahnoor and 14-year-old Ali Raza, passed away while they were being rushed to a hospital.
Following the accident, residents in the area became enraged, setting fire to several dumper trucks. A dumper driver was reportedly beaten by the crowd before being handed over to the police.
Traffic on Rashid Minhas Road was suspended after the incident. Traffic is being diverted from the Sohrab Goth flyover towards the Shahrah-e-Pakistan Water Pump.
Later, the fire brigade doused the flames, and authorities began moving the burnt trucks off the road to restore traffic flow.
Governor Tessori grieved by accident
Expressing deep sorrow over the loss of two lives, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori prayed for the swift recovery of the injured father, according to a statement issued by the Governor House.
He also called upon the residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands.
Tessori directed the Sindh government to ensure strict punishment for the driver found responsible and to rein in the “dumper mafia”.
“The Sindh government should rein in the dumper mafia that is endangering people’s lives,” he stressed.
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