Another motorcycle rider was killed after being struck by a dumper on Nishtar Road in Karachi’s Ramswami area, near Garden, police said on Monday, in an incident that sparked anger among residents who set the vehicle ablaze.
According to police officials, the deceased, a resident of Garden’s has been identified as Shahzaib, a resident of Garden.
His wife was also injured in the crash and is critical in the hospital, according to the hospital sources.
Dumper driver Niaz Hussain, who initially fled the scene, was arrested, taken to Garden police station, and is now being interrogated while his record is checked and CCTV footage collected.
Soon after the accident, Dumper Association leaders, led by Liaquat Mehsud, appeared at the scene flanked by armed guards, igniting fury among the protesters and setting off a tense, shouting confrontation.
Witnesses said the crowd came down hard on Mehsud, asking him to take the responsibility, and one of his guards fired shots in the air as they left.
Reacting to the development, the Governor of Sindh condemned the public display of weapons and firing in Karachi, saying that “citizens being threatened with guns is completely unacceptable.”
He urged the Inspector General of Police, Sindh, to take notice and ensure legal action against the driver.
Governor Kamran Tessori expressed condolences to Shahzaib’s family and said the injured wife should receive all possible medical care.
He added that heavy fines are being imposed for traffic violations in Karachi and warned that those causing deaths in road accidents must face exemplary punishment.
Later, protesters set the half-burnt dumper on fire again, and authorities called in heavy machinery to remove the vehicle from the road.
Karachiites continue to suffer from the deadly traffic environment, with accidents killing over 536 people in 2025 so far — of which 60 deaths occurred in accidents involving trucks, according to police.
The metropolitan city has witnessed scores of traffic accidents in the ongoing year, which often resulted in fatalities, prompting angry mobs to torch the vehicles involved on many occasions.
