KARACHI: A speeding water tanker crushed to death a female student of Karachi University near Expo Centre in Karachi on Wednesday morning.
According to rescue sources, the body of the deceased was shifted to a local hospital, added that during the identification process it emerged that she was a student of Karachi University.
Road mishaps involving water tankers are common in the metropolises and no day goes without any such accidents, claiming the lives of citizens. The reasons behind most of the accidents are reckless driving and underage drivers.
In one such accident, two people were killed after a water tanker ran over a motorcycle in Karachi’s Nazimabad area.
According to police, the accident occurred at Nazimabad No 7 near the matric board office when a water tanker ran over a motorcycle, killing father and daughter on the spot. The minor boy was also injured in the accident.
The incident took place due to overspending, said police, adding that the driver of water hydrant fled the scene after the accident.
Following the incident, the violent mob of the local area set the water tanker on fire.
