A couple was killed in a road accident on Karachi’s Sharea Faisal on Wednesday evening around Iftar time, making them the latest couple to fall victim to a traffic accident, according to police and hospital officials.
This is the second such accident in the metropolis, as a man and his pregnant wife were killed when a water tanker hit their motorcycle at Malir Halt on Monday. The severely injured woman gave birth to a baby boy immediately after the incident on the road, who too died soon after being born.
When asked about today’s incident, Traffic Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Pir Mohammed Shah told Dawn.com that at the time of the accident, roads at Sharea Faisal, which are otherwise very busy, were empty.
“Ostensibly, the car driver was … over-speeding when he hit the bike near Karsaz, resulting in [the] killing of the young couple,” DIG Shah said, adding that the driver was arrested and his vehicle was impounded.
A team of experts was “assessing the causes of the accident”, the DIG added.
Another officer, Gulshan Superintendent of Police (SP) Ahmed Iqbal Memon, told Dawn.com that the couple had dismounted the motorbike on the road to break their fast, as it was Iftar time when the car “apparently driven in a reckless manner” hit them.
“A mob gathered there (at the scene) and damaged the vehicle, however, police arrived and prevented the situation from deteriorating further by arresting the errant driver,” the SP said.
Asked about claims by witnesses that two cars coming from the airport towards the city were involved in a race, SP Memon said he was unaware of any racing.
