KARACHI: A tragic road accident on Friday night in Karachi’s Baldia added to the growing death toll of road mishaps in the city, as a dumper truck, driving the wrong way on the Hub River road ran over a rickshaw, taking the total death toll of the year to 150.
As a result, a man was killed, and four others, including his son, were injured. The victim had traveled from Quetta’s Pishin to Karachi for his son’s wedding preparations.
Eyewitnesses reported that the truck driver fled the scene after the accident. They said another rickshaw was also hit by the heavy vehicle.
This incident brings the total number of road fatalities in Karachi to 150 in just the first two months of 2025. Of these, 47 deaths were caused by heavy vehicles.
Comparing the figures to last year, Karachi has witnessed a 74.4% increase in road fatalities, with 86 deaths recorded in January and February 2024, police data showed.
During the same period this year, 69 people lost their lives in January and 40 in February, with victims ranging in age from 2 to 75 years old.
