26-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Karachi Trailer Crash as Driver Flees

Overview

• Police identified the victim as Bushra, 26, who was struck by a container-laden trailer near Landhi Hospital Chowrangi.
• The trailer was impounded after the hit-and-run, and police say a manhunt is under way for the absconding driver.
• Relatives said Bushra worked at a used-clothing factory in the Landhi Export Processing Zone and asked police to keep the trailer in custody until after her burial in Okara.
• In a separate incident, an unidentified 40-year-old man died in Orangi Town in a suspected collision with a heavy vehicle, and a timber truck overturned on Mehran Highway due to potholes with no injuries reported.
• Rescue officials report at least 219 deaths linked to heavy vehicles in Karachi over the past 308 days.