Mob torches trailer after pregnant woman’s death in Karachi's Liaquatabad
KARACHI: Enraged people set a trailer on fire after it ran over and killed a pregnant woman and injured her husband in a road accident in Liaquatabad, police said on Saturday. A traffic police officer said that the couple was travelling on a motorbike when the trailer hit them as they descended from the Liaquatabad flyover and approached the Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad on S M Taufiq…
In Karachi's Liaquatabad area, a trailer was set ablaze by a furious mob following a tragic road accident that resulted in the death of a pregnant woman, Faiza, 45, and the critical injuries of her husband, Fahim, 55. The unfortunate incident occurred when the trailer struck the couple while they were riding a motorbike near the Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad.
According to a traffic police officer, the couple was descending from the Liaquatabad flyover and approaching S M Taufiq Road when the accident happened. Faiza, who was in her final trimester, succumbed to her injuries at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), while her husband was admitted for treatment.
The driver of the trailer fled the scene and abandoned the heavy vehicle, which was later set on fire by an indignant crowd. Police suspect reckless driving as the probable cause of the accident. In a separate incident on the Superhighway, a young motorcyclist, identified as Asif, was killed when he was hit by a trailer near Jamali Bridge.
He was also taken to ASH, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the trailer fled the scene, and police seized the vehicle. Rescue-1122 officials reported that the mob prevented firefighters and law enforcers from extinguishing the blaze.
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