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One dead, 16 injured as joy-ride collapses in Karachi park

Dunya News

The incident occured at the newly-opened Askari Amusement Park.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – A girl was killed and 16 people sustained injuries when a joy-ride at an amusement park in Karachi collapsed.

Rescue authorities pronounced the girl dead after the joy-ride at the newly-opened Askari Amusement Park came crashing down.



The authorities failed to arrive on time following which the individuals present in the park evacuated the affectees under self-help.

Later, Commissioner Karachi reached the scene and assured probe into the incident. Meanwhile, chief secretary of Sindh has also summoned report of the joy-ride collapse. He has directed three-day closure of the joy-rides in all the parks of the metropolis.