KARACHI: Three persons, including two women, were killed when a fast-moving coach hit their motorcycle on Northern Bypass on Wednesday morning.

Police and rescue officials said that the accident took place near Mowach Goth roundabout.

The biker, his mother and wife sustained critical injuries and were shifted to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi where doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.

The victims were identified as Abdul Hafeez, 34, his mother Zainab Hanif, 55, and wife Ulfat, 28.

A Mochko police officer said that they were on their way to Lyari from Hub to meet their relatives.

He said that the coach driver was overtaking a trailer and in the process hit the motorbike from the front.

The driver managed to escape from the scene, leaving behind the vehicle which was later impounded by the police.

Arambagh SHO sacked

Police authorities on Wednesday removed the SHO of the Arambagh police station for firing at a man who failed to stop his motorbike on main M.A. Jinnah Road on Tuesday night.

DIG South Sharjeel Kharal sacked SHO Rao Akmal and issued him a show-cause notice over the incident.

Police said the wounded man was identified as Sharafat and his condition was said to be stable.

The family did not want to lodge an FIR so internal departmental action was initiated against the SHO.

A police party on Tuesday night signalled Sharafat to stop and when he did not, the police shot him.

The police said that the SHO was leading the police party and he had taken the responsibility of the said action.

Meanwhile, DIG Kharal and SSP South Sheeraz Nazeer visited the Civil Hospital and inquired after Sharafat’s health.

Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2020