Traffic policeman killed in Karachi car accident

Traffic policeman, Karachi, car accident

KARACHI: An on-duty traffic policeman killed in car accident near Jamali Bridge on Super Highway Karachi, ARY News reported.

As per details, the rescue sources said that the policeman is identified as 30-year-old Abdurehman.

The dead body of the deceased policeman is shifted to Jinnah Hospital for legal formalities, sources added.

Earlier, at least 20 people, including women and children, were burnt to death while 14 others sustained injuries in a collision between a passenger bus and a pickup carrying diesel barrels on Faisalabad Motorway near Pindi Bhattian.

Read more: 8 dead, 1,090 injured in Punjab road accidents in 24 hours

On August 25, it was reported that at least eight people were killed and 1,090 others injured in 1,047 road traffic crashes in Punjab during the last 24 hours.

As many as 560 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 530 with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by the rescue medical teams.

The data analysis showed that 586 drivers, 33 underage drivers, 131 pedestrians, and 381 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes.

The statistics show that 266 accidents were reported in Lahore, which affected 277 persons, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by 84 in Faisalabad with 71 victims and at third Multan with 72 accidents and 81 victims.

According to the data, 923 motorbikes, 63 auto-rickshaws, 96 motorcars, 24 vans, 12 passenger buses, 27 trucks and 95 other types of vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the road traffic accidents.



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