Police arrest the tanker driver as locals try to burn the vehicle after the incident
The commission said the lack of regulation of water tankers is adversely affecting people’s lives. PHOTO: EXPRESS
SINDH/ KARACHI:
A water tanker claimed another life in the city on Friday when a 12-year-old boy was run over in Korangi’s 100 Quarters area, police said.
The incident took place near the main market in Bangali Para when the child, identified as Farhan, son of Noor Muhammad, came under the rear wheels of a water tanker. He was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center by an Edhi ambulance but did not survive.
Residents said Farhan, a madrassa student and the youngest of eight siblings, had rented a bike and was returning it after playing in a nearby field when he was hit. They added that a speeding motorcycle bumped into the boy, causing him to fall and the passing tanker ran over him. The tanker was reportedly moving at low speed.
Locals also complained that road encroachment has narrowed the street, increasing the likelihood of such incidents.
Zaman Town SHO Nafeesur Rehman said some residents tried to set fire to the tanker after the accident, but police intervened and arrested the driver, identified as Noor Hussain Shah. The car was also impounded.
The police check whether the driver had a valid driver’s license and whether the tanker had a tracker or required documentation. The investigation is underway.
