- Northern’s bypass accident kills three family members.
- The driver fled after Dumper hit a private car.
- Faraz married two months before the fatal accident.
Karachi: In a disturbing revelation, at least 110 people have lost their lives in Karachi in the past 132 days due to collisions involving heavy vehicles, the last incident occurring on the bypass of the North.
According to the police, an upstream excess of speed hit a car near the bypass, killing the three occupants on board. The victims were identified as Sulaiman, his son Usama and their cousin Faraz. The disassembly driver fled the scene after the accident, abandoning the vehicle.
Members of the deceased family confirmed to the media of the Abbasi Shaheed hospital that the three victims belonged to the same household.
They were on the way to Gulshan-E-Maymar since the northern bypass when the fatal accident took place. Faraz was married just two months ago, while Sulaiman, father of four, worked in the transport sector.
The bereaved family lies in the Murad Norani hotel group in Manghopir.
The breakdown of deaths compared to the heavy collisions of vehicles in Karachi is alarming: 42 deaths were caused by trailers, 26 by oil tankers, 22 by skips, 10 by Mazdas and 10 per bus.
These incidents reflect the continuous risk posed by heavy vehicles across the city, despite the restrictions imposed by the government. This raises serious questions about the effectiveness of traffic regulations in the metropolis.
In response to the growing crisis, Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi recently demanded the installation of cameras and trackers on all heavy transport vehicles (HTV), including waste, oil and oil tankers.
The directive came after carriers of goods canceled a strike which had disrupted port operations. According to the new measurements, each HTV must have three cameras: at the front, back and inside the vehicle to monitor the behavior of the driver.
In addition, the Sindh government has restricted the heavy vehicle movement during the day and applied a speed limit of 30 km / h within the city limits. Waste is now prohibited from the roads between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
HTVS will also be equipped with railing and safety trackers, with data accessible to the DIG traffic office. The carriers agreed to ensure the physical shape of the vehicles within three to six months and to submit stage reports every 10 days.
