At least seven picnickers killed, 30 injured in Karachi road mishap
Police report that accident occurred due to vehicle's excessive speed
June 30, 2024
- People tell Geo News victims are residents of Azizabad.
- The deceased belong to the same family, they say.
- Police have impounded trailer, bus involved in incident.
KARACHI: At least seven people, including women and children, were killed and 30 others injured when an “overspeeding” bus turned over near Mauripur area of Karachi on Sunday.
According to the rescue officials, the bus overturned after colliding with a trailer truck near Mauripur Truck Adda. They said the deceased included four children and three women, while six to seven other people of the injured were in critical condition.
Police said the accident happened as the vehicle's speed was over the limit, when victims of the accident were going to have a picnic.
As per the rescue officials, the bodies and the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi for medico-legal formalities and treatment, respectively. The bodies were later shifted to the Sohrab Goth mortuary, the hospital administration said.
The deceased have been identified as Sughra, 40, Saadia, 45, an unidentified 40-year-old woman, Sakina, 6, Zeenat, 4, Kinza, 10 and Abdul Qadeer, 14. People told Geo News that all the victims were residents of Azizabad’s Bhangoria Goth area and they belonged to the same family.
Police have impounded the trailer and bus involved in the unfortunate incident. Police said the trailer’s driver had fled and their teams were carrying out raids to arrest him.
The higher authorities have sought details from the Karachi commissioner and police.
A relative of the victims, Mohammad Bashir said from 40 to 45 people were travelling on the ill-fated vehicle for picnic. He requested Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to provide treatment to the injured at a private hospital.
"Some of them are critically injured, therefore, the Sindh chief minister should order for their transfer to a private hospital," he said. Bashir also demanded an inquiry into the incident to bring the culprit to justice.
