Karachi:
A speeding dumper plowing through the city claimed the life of another citizen and seriously injured two people.
According to Express News, a speeding dumper ran over pedestrians and a motorcyclist in front of the Edhi Center Tower, resulting in the death of a young man and the injury of three people, including an Edhi volunteer, one of whom is said to be in critical condition.
After the accident, angry people pelted stones and broke the windows of the dumper, while Edhi's volunteers shifted the body of the deceased to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem.
Rescue officials said that the deceased was identified as 25-year-old Basit Ali, while the injured Shafiq, 55, Junaid, 28, and Edhi's volunteer Roshan are being provided medical assistance.
According to a spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation, three ambulances at the scene were also partially damaged as a result of the dumper accident and further investigation is underway in this regard.
SHO Kharadar Pawan Kumar said that the driver responsible for the accident has been arrested. The accident involved a motorcycle rider and people standing in front of the Edhi Center, in which a young passerby was killed.
He said that the police reached the spot, brought the situation under control and shifted the dumper to the police station. More information is being obtained from the scene and the injured undergoing treatment in the hospital.
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