KARACHI: Three persons were killed when a fast-moving car ran them over on main Khayaban-i-Jami in Clifton on Sunday morning, police said.

They said the victims were waiting for public transport at the Punjab Chowrangi underpass when the car driver coming from Clifton towards Gizri hit them killing Arif Husain, Nida Moosa Beg and Jan Bibi Mehboob on the spot.

Jan Bibi’s teenage daughter survived the accident. The driver left the car and managed to escape. The police impounded the vehicle and suspected that it was owned by some car rental company.

Published in Dawn, December 20th, 2021

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