Four dead, several injured in Karachi road accidents

Karachi: At least four people, including two women, died and several others were injured in different road accidents across Karachi on Friday, according to police and rescue officials.

In the first incident, a speeding water tanker hit a motorcycle at Korangi Crossing, killing a woman and injuring another person. Angry residents, outraged by the crash, set the tanker on fire before the police could arrive.

In another accident, a passenger bus overturned near the Samundari Baba shrine in Gulshan-e-Hadeed. Three people lost their lives, while rescue teams took at least eight injured passengers to a nearby hospital. The rescue operation was ongoing at the time of the report.

Meanwhile, on Quaidabad Bridge, a truck hit a motorcyclist, leaving him seriously injured. The truck driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind, police said.