At least 16 people were killed in road accidents involving heavy vehicles during the first 10 days of October in Karachi, while traffic police officials, reportedly, continued to film the incidents instead of taking the required action. Such reports of officials' callousness has resulted in citizens questioning who would take action against the drivers of heavy vehicles involved in accidents, if traffic police officials remained negligent of their duty. The incidentsAmong those killed in accidents involving heavy vehicles during the first ten days of this month, a man was killed after a heavy vehicle hit him near Akhtar Colony on October 1. The next day, on October 2, two persons on a motorcycle were crushed to death by a heavy vehicle in Raees Goth. Then, on October 6, a girl was crushed to death by a heavy vehicle near Musharraf Cut, and four others were killed in three separate accidents on October 8.

Source: The Express Tribune October 12, 2020 04:52 UTC