Rescuers said the deceased, Hassan, died on the spot after the tanker hit the motorcycle.
KARACHI:
A four-year-old child was killed and three others were injured after a fuel tanker collided with a motorcycle near the Ilyas Mosque in Manghopir Ijtema Gah on Saturday, emergency services said.
According to rescue officials, the deceased child was identified as Hassan, while the injured included Sharjeel, 18, Fatima, 15, and Abdullah, seven. The victims were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital after the accident.
Police and eyewitnesses said the tanker, which was coming from the wrong side of the road, hit the motorcycle carrying the children.
The accident happened while the children were on their way to school. Hassan was traveling from Manghopir to Gulshan-e-Bahar School with his siblings, officials said, adding that the child died on the spot.
Following the incident, locals arrested the tanker driver and handed him over to the police.
Residents of the area said accidents involving heavy vehicles occurred frequently in the locality, adding that this was the fourth such incident in the city in the last three days involving trucks, trailers or tankers hitting motorcyclists.
On Friday, in Gulistan-e-Johar, two dumpers allegedly collided with several motorcycles and cars. Earlier on Wednesday, a caravan near the Karimabad furniture market ran over two brothers riding a motorbike, leading to their death.
