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KARACHI, July 11: Three persons died in two separate accidents in different parts of the city on Tuesday. Two pedestrians were killed when a minibus ran over them in PIB Colony.
Police said that W-22 route minibus ran over the pedestrians standing at the bus stop in the limits of PIB police station.
Police said that Saira, 22, and Ghulam Ali, 60, who were standing at the bus stop, died be fore they could be shifted to hospital.
Following the accident, enraged people started pelting stones at the passing vehicles in protest which resulted in suspension of vehicular traffic.
People also attempted to set the minibus on fire, but police intervened and saved the bus.
Police claimed to have arrested the driver of the minibus, identified as Younis.
On Jinnah Bridge, a young man died and two others were injured when a vehicle knocked them down.
Police said that following the hit-and-run accident the injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital where one of them identified as Minthar, 22, succumbed to his wounds.
INJURED: Two car owners were injured in a fight over parking at Sidco Avenue, Stratchen Road.
Police said that Mansoor Akhtar and Ishtiaq Hussain exchanged words on car parking dispute on Stratchen Road.
They said it was yet not clear that who attacked the other first, as both complainants had alleged each other.
“We have registered their non-cognizable reports at the police station”, said a duty officer of the Frere police station.
