KARACHI: At least three people died in Karachi due to traffic accidents. Meanwhile, a man died from electrocution. Two bodies were also found in the Bahadurabad and Clifton areas.
A young man riding a motorcycle died after being hit by a truck near the Sahara Petrol Pump on Chakiwara Road No 2 within the limits of the Kalakot police station. His body was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi.
The deceased was identified as 25-year-old Ayaz. Police said the accident occurred as a result of a collision between his motorcycle and a garbage truck.
Police have arrested the truck driver, Elahi Bux, responsible for the accident and impounded the vehicle. A case has been registered and investigations are under way.
An unidentified person died in a traffic accident in the Mauripur Allah Wali Mosque area of Lyari within the limits of the Kalri police station. The body was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi.
Separately, a person died in a traffic accident near Sir Syed College in the Golimar area. The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
Another man, Shafiullah, son of Farhad, 40, died from electrocution near Jamia Masjid Habib, Janjal Goth, in SITE Super Highway Industrial Area.
