Two minors crushed to death by a speeding oil tanker in Karachi

KARACHI: Two minors were dead, while their father sustained severe injuries as a speeding oil tanker crushed them in Karachi, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

As per details about the horrendous road mishap, a motorcyclist, who was travelling along with his two children, was hit by a speeding oil tanker near Yousuf Plaza, an area of Karachi.

As a result, two children identified as 8-year-old Ali and his sister Ayesha, 6 years old lost their lives on the spot, while their father, Shakeel, sustained severe injuries and was shifted to a nearby medical facility.

The driver of the tanker managed to flee away from the scene, whereas the police have taken the tanker into custody that was attacked by the infuriated mob, soon after the accident.

In a separate road accident, earlier this month, a young man was killed while another suffered wounds when a car accompanying former Karachi police chief Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar’s squad hit the motorcycle they were riding in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of the metropolis in wee hours on Wednesday.

The accident occurred between 4:00am and 5:00am within the jurisdiction of Darakshan police station. The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Abrar while the injured as 17-year-old Saeed. They both were residents of the city’s Umar Colony.