THATTA: Two youths and a young girl were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a dumper truck near the city’s bypass on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Irshad, son of Munna Shah, Karu, son of Aijaz Shah, and Shehnaz, daughter of Ameer Shah. They were residents of Qasim Shah village, located near Bulri Shah Karim town.

Police arrested the truck driver and impounded his vehicle.

Rescue 1122 and Edhi volunteers transported the bodies to the Makli Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination. They were later handed over to the heirs.

It was the second such accident within a few days on the same spot. In the earlier one, another dumper truck had knocked down three young men riding a motorcycle. Two of the victims were killed and a third one was seriously injured.

The death of three persons, said to be close relatives, sparked a protest by locals, who blocked the Thatta-Sujawal road for a couple of hours and raised slogans against the administration for allowing heavy vehicles’ entry into populated areas. Led by Pahelwan Mohammad Bakhsh Khoso, they demanded immediate measures for people’s safety on roads and action against rash driving.

They also demanded restrictions on the entry and movement of heavy vehicles in the city.

Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2025