Road mishaps in Karachi, Lahore kill three

Dunya News

Police is looking for the driver who managed to escape from the scene after the accident.

LAHORE / KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least three people were killed and five sustained severe injuries in separate accidents in Karachi and Lahore on Tuesday.

The first accident occurred late night in Karachi where an out-of-control trailer rammed into a house in Korangi Ibrahim Hyderi area and injured at least eight people.



Rescue teams shifted them to Jinnah hospital where a minor girl named Meena succumbed to her injuries. Police is looking for the driver who managed to escape from the scene after the accident.

On the other hand, a speedy vehicle in Lahore’s Defence area hit a motorcycle killing 28-year-old Samuel Maseeh and seven-year-old Arasta Asif on the spot.

Two other people, 26-year-old woman Raut Maseeh and nine-year-old Sonu Asif, got wounded in the accident and were shifted to nearby hospital for medical assistance.



According to police, the car was a protocol vehicle and was driven by Naeemul Hassan who has been arrested however; the actual owner of the car is yet to be identified.

The deceased man was a resident of Nishat Colony and worked as a controller examination in a private school.