• Northern Bypass Crash kills three family members.
• Driver flees after dumping hits private car.
• Faraz married two months before Fatal Crash.
  

Karachi: In a troubled revelation, at least 110 people have lost their lives in Karachi over the past 132 days due to collisions involving heavy vehicles, with the latest incident occurring on the northern bypass.

According to police, a quick dumping dumped into a car near bypass and killed all three residents on board. The victims were identified as Sulaiman, his son Usama and their cousin Faraz. The dumping driver fled from the stage after the crash and gave up the vehicle.

Family members of the deceased confirmed to the media at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital that all three victims belonged to the same household.

They were on their way to Gulhan-e-Maymar from the northern bypass when the deadly crash took place. Faraz had been married just two months ago, while Sulaiman, a father of four, worked in the transport sector.

The grieving family is a resident of the band Murad Norani Hotel Area of ​​Mangshopir.

The division of fatal accidents from heavy vehicle collisions in Karachi is alarming: 42 deaths were caused by trailers, 26 of water tankers, 22 of dumpers, 10 of Mazdas and 10 with buses.

These incidents reflect the continued risk of heavy vehicles all over the city, despite government -rolled restrictions. This raises serious questions about the effectiveness of traffic regulation in the metropolis.

In response to the growing crisis, Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi recently imposed the installation of cameras and trackers on all heavy transport vehicles (HTVs), including dumpers, water tankers and oil tankers.

The directive came after the warehouses interrupted a strike that had disturbed port operations. According to the new measures, each HTV must have three cameras: front, rear and inside the vehicle to monitor the driver’s behavior.

In addition, the Sindh government has limited heavy vehicle movement during the daytime and enforced a speed limit of 30 km/h within city limits. Dumpers are now banned from roads between 22:00 and 06:00.

HTVs will also be equipped with security ranks and trackers with data available on the you traffic office. Carriers agree to secure the vehicle’s fitness within three to six months and to submit status reports every 10 days.