One dead, 70 injured as bus overturns near Gulshan-e-Hadeed

KARACHI: A passenger bus overturned near Gulshan-e-Hadeed on the National Highway this evening, killing one person and wounding 70 others, ARY News reported.

According to rescue sources, the injured include women and children, all of whom have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

Some of the injured were discharged from the hospital after giving them first aid, while the rest of others

Traffic flow was severely disrupted on the side of the highway where the accident occurred, resulting in a massive traffic jam with long queues of vehicles.

Meanwhile, the bus driver fled the scene immediately after the crash.

Earlier, this year, Karachi witnessed alarming rise in the numbers of deaths and injuries due to crime and accidents in 2025, according to the Chhipa Foundation’s annual report.

The report highlighted persistent public safety and emergency response challenges in the city.

The report reveals that 89 people lost their lives while resisting robberies, and in these incidents, 14 robbers were killed and 35 others seriously injured in Karachi this year so far.

Traffic accidents claimed 830 lives, leaving 11,837 people injured across the city in the ongoing year so far.

Gunfire incidents resulted in 407 fatalities and 1,632 injuries, while 21 tortured bodies and four bodies stuffed in sacks were recovered from various locations.

Fire-related accidents, including an explosion at a firecracker factory, killed 26 people and injured 159. Stabbings accounted for 43 deaths, while gas cylinder explosions caused 11 fatalities and 40 injuries.

The report of the social welfare organisation further highlighted that drowning incidents took 96 lives, including 13 in open drains, and train accidents caused 51 fatalities.

Suicides were reported in 119 cases, and drug overdoses claimed the lives of 386 individuals, including 381 men and five women. Tragically, the bodies of 33 newborns were also recovered during the year.

Most of the recovered bodies were unidentified and have been laid to rest at the Chhipa graveyard. The report underscores the urgent need for comprehensive safety measures to curb accidents, violent crimes, and preventable deaths in Karachi.