Overview
- A water tanker ran over 50-year-old Nasir near Perfume Chowk in Gulistan-e-Johar on Saturday, and bystanders set the vehicle on fire as the driver escaped.
- Police reached the scene, called in fire crews to douse the blaze, shifted the body to hospital, and opened an inquiry using CCTV and eyewitness accounts.
- In a separate crash near Peoples Chowrangi, a bus struck a motorcycle, killing 35-year-old Saima and injuring 40-year-old Imran, and authorities detained the bus and its driver.
- Rescue officials report at least 312 traffic deaths and 3,275 injuries in Karachi so far this year, with heavy vehicles linked to about 107 fatalities, including 31 from water tankers and 48 from trailers.
- Recent cases continue a pattern in which drivers flee crash sites and crowds lash out at vehicles, a cycle that heightens risk at scenes and complicates rescue and police work.