String of unfortunate road accidents
Photo courtesy: SMBBIT Owing to poor road network and unregulated road traffic, the metropolitan city of Karachi used to witness road accidents almost on daily basis but this February came as a horrible month in terms of string of accidents that occurred due to rash driving of heavy vehicles in the city. Dumper trucks, water or fuel supply tankers and trailers played havoc with the lives of the city dwellers, causing numerous deaths and multiple injuries to many others. Karachi experienced a surge in traffic accidents this month, particularly involving heavy vehicles, resulting in deaths and injuries followed by grief and anger and resulting in torching of vehicles involved in the accidents. Though the culprit drivers were reportedly arrested, such incidents didn’t stop to occur. As many as 14 people including two women and five children reportedly lost their lives in such road accidents only in the first week of February. As per reports, a dumper truck ran over pedestrians on...