KARACHI, Sept 4: Five persons died in separate road accidents in different parts of the city on Monday. A customs employee was traveling in a rickshaw when apparently due to over-speeding the tri-wheeler over-turned near Natives Jetty bridge which resulted in the death of Khanzada, 50. However, the driver survived, police said.
In another accident also in the same area, two friends died and the third was injured when they were hit by a speeding minibus late on Sunday night near ICI Bridge. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital where Shahzad and Gul were pronounced dead while Irfan was admitted for treatment.
Police said the minibus driver managed to escape.
A young man Zairullah, 22, was killed in a hit and run accident at Sea View on Monday.
Police said that accident occurred early Monday morning; the victim was apparently crossing Sea View road when a speeding vehicle knocked him down and sped away.
In another accident, a young motorcyclist Raza died in collision with an auto-rickshaw in North Karachi. Police said that victim was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
KILLED: A private security guard was shot dead by unknown armed men at Jail Chowrangi on Monday.
Azam Gul was doing his duty at a poultry shop at Jail Chowrangi when two unknown persons opened fire at him and escaped. The victim was rushed to Civil Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Police suspected some personal enmity as a possible motive behind the killing.
