Rescue officials said the deceased, Hassan, died on the spot after the tanker truck hit the motorcycle.
KARACHI:
A four-year-old boy was killed and three others injured after a water tanker collided with a motorcycle near the Ilyas Mosque in Manghopir Ijtema Gah on Saturday, rescue officials said.
According to rescue officials, the deceased child was identified as Hassan, while the injured included Sharjeel, 18, Fatima, 15, and Abdullah, seven. The victims were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital after the accident.
Police and eyewitnesses said that the water tanker, which was coming from the wrong side of the road, collided with the motorcycle carrying the children.
The accident occurred when the children were on their way to school. Hassan was traveling from Manghopir to Gulshan-e-Bahar school with his siblings, officials said, adding that the boy died on the spot.
After the incident, residents captured the tanker driver and handed him over to the police.
Residents of the area said accidents involving heavy vehicles occur frequently in the locality, adding that this is the fourth such incident in the city in the last three days in which trucks, trailers or tankers hit motorcyclists.
On Friday, in Gulistan-e-Johar, two dump trucks racing against each other collided with several motorcycles and cars. Earlier on Wednesday, a trailer near Karimabad furniture market crushed two brothers traveling on a motorcycle, causing their death.
