Driver flees as angry mob sets his vehicle on fire after pedestrian dies in Gulistan-e-Johar
KARACHI:
A pedestrian was killed in a road accident involving a speeding water tanker near Perfume Chowk in Gulistan-e-Johar on Saturday, triggering public outrage and violent protests.
Police say the tanker truck ran over a man, leaving him seriously injured. He was being rushed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center when he succumbed to his injuries on the way. The victim was identified as Nasir, 50, son of Allah Wasaaya. Nasir was a resident of Johar.
Eyewitnesses described the accident as horrific, with panic and chaos at the scene. An angry mob set the tanker on fire, while the driver managed to save his life and escape from the scene. Some reports suggest the driver may have been assaulted by members of the public before fleeing.
After receiving information, police, including personnel from Sharae Faisal Police Station, arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control. Fire crews from the Gulistan-e-Johar fire station were also called and managed to extinguish the fire affecting the front part of the tanker.
Station House Officer (SHO) Imtiaz Hussain said police were investigating the incident, gathering eyewitness accounts and examining CCTV footage to ascertain the exact circumstances of the accident. The victim’s body was taken to hospital.
Meanwhile, two women lost their lives and a man was injured in separate road accidents at Peoples Chowrangi and Mauripur Road, police said. The injured man is the husband of one of the deceased women.
According to details, a woman riding a motorcycle was killed and a man injured after being hit by a bus near Peoples Chowrangi in Jamshed Quarters area. Both victims were shifted to Civil Hospital where the deceased woman was identified as Saima, 35, and the injured man as Imran, 40. The couple resided in an area near Safoora Chowrangi. Authorities arrested the bus and its driver.
In another incident, a 25-year-old female pedestrian was killed after she was hit by a loader truck near Peoples Stadium on Mauripur Road in Kalri area. His body was also shifted to the civil hospital.
The identity of the second deceased woman could not immediately be established. The body was taken to the morgue for identification by relatives.
