KARACHI: A young motorcyclist was run over and killed by a fast-moving pickup truck in Clifton near the Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine on Wednesday, police said.

Boat Basin SHO Naseer Tanoli identified the victim as 18-year-old Abdullah Mairaj.

The teenager was taken to a hospital where he died, he added.

He said that the police arrested the driver, identified as Ali Abbas, and impounded the vehicle.

He said that the suspect was an officer of the Sindh government currently working with an international organisation.

Six homeless persons run over by car

Meanwhile, six persons were injured when a fast-moving car went out of the driver’s control and ran them over near the Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine on Wednesday morning, police and rescue services said.

The area SHO said that the victims were asleep on a footpath on Street-26. They were taken to a hospital for treatment. The SHO said that none of them received life-threatening injuries.

The police arrested the driver, Abdul Jabbar, and impounded the vehicle.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024