Police arrest the driver of the tanker as locals try to set the vehicle on fire after the incident.
The commission said the lack of regulation of water tankers is negatively 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 the 100 Quarters area of Korangi, police said.
The incident took place near Bangali main market by the time the boy, identified as Farhan, son of Noor Muhammad, came under the rear wheels of a water tanker. An Edhi ambulance took him to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, but he did not survive.
Residents said Farhan, a madrassa student and the youngest of eight siblings, had rented a bicycle and was returning it after playing in a nearby field when he was hit. They added that a motorcycle traveling at high speed grazed the boy, causing him to fall, and then the passing tanker truck ran over him. The tanker was reportedly moving at low speed.
Locals also complained that road encroachments have narrowed the road, increasing the likelihood of such incidents.
Zaman Town SHO Nafeesur Rehman said some residents tried to set the tanker on fire after the accident, but police intervened and arrested the driver, identified as Noor Hussain Shah. The vehicle was also seized.
Police are checking whether the driver had a valid license and whether the tanker had a tracker or the required documentation. The investigation is underway.
