An oil tanker collided with a motorcycle late Saturday evening, killing two from a family and wounding another shopping center near Karachi. The incident triggered the indignation with a crowd that set fire to seven fire vehicles, which prompted the Dumper Truck Association to close Super Highway and block the routes of Sohrab Goth in Thitta.
According to rescue officials, the 22 -year -old Mahoror brothers and sisters, and Ahmed Raza, 14, were seriously injured in the accident near the Federal area of B and succumbed to their injuries during treatment while their father, Shakir, son of Salahuddin, undergoes treatment for his injuries.
Police said the oil tanker’s driver, identified as Firdous Khan, had been captured by an angry crowd and beaten before being arrested.
The rabid crowd struck stationery trucks with stones, putting seven on fire. Four of the damaged trucks were near Gulshan Chowrangi on the Goth road from Sohrab and three on the opposite road.
The staff responsible for the application of laws and the Sindh rangers were deployed to restore the order, while the fire brigade teams extinguished the flames. Police said 10 suspects had been arrested as part of violence, with other arrests expected on the basis of video surveillance and video evidence.
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The head of the Dumper Truck association, Liaquat Mehsud, said their protest was in response to the influence of Dumper Trucks by the crowd. He criticized the Sindh government for imposing restrictions on the morning truck movement at 10 p.m. and said he was detrimental to industry.
He said that the authorities are now competing for a complete ban on the Dumper truck operations and confirmed that all the operational points had been closed to protest.
Officials warned that if the blockade was continuing, the city’s traffic system could face serious disturbances as tensions remain high.
In total, 546 people lost their lives and 8,136 suffered serious injuries in traffic accidents in the city during the current year. Heavy vehicles were responsible for 165 of fatal accidents involving trailers.
A major factor contributing to the high number of deaths is the reckless driving of heavy vehicles.
