KARACHI: Two people, including a minor boy, were killed in different accidents in the city on Sunday.

Darya Khan, 7, son of Ali Murad, was electrocuted in his house at Sindhi Muslim Society in Landhi near Jogi Mor. The body was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

In the second accident, a man was killed when a speeding vehicle hit him at the Sakhi Hassan roundabout in North Karachi. The body was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for an autopsy. The identity of the victim could not be ascertained.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2014

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