KARACHI: A fast-moving minibus on Wednesday evening ran over and killed two brothers riding a motorcycle before it overturned, injuring 11 passengers, officials said.

South DIG Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that the route X-8 minibus hit the brothers near the Surti graveyard within the remit of the Saeedabad police station and overturned.

The injured motorcyclists and passengers were taken to the trauma centre of the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, where doctors pronounced Ali Shah, 18, and his brother Daniyal, 15, dead on arrival.

The injured were identified as Ashiq Khan, 55, Saeed Ahmed, 28, Shoaib, 32, Abdul Baseel, 38, Mohammed Kamal, 55, Saleem, 45, Zeenat Munir, 55, Aqeel Malik, 55, Musafir Salman, 35, Maqsood Naushad, 35, and an unidentified 30-year-old man.

Meanwhile, the Sindh chief minister expressed his regrets over the loss of precious lives and directed the city commissioner and the KMC for immediate relief steps.

Published in Dawn, November 7th, 2025