KARACHI: A trailer hit and killed a bike-rider near Gulbai flyover.

A traffic police official said that the man, identified as Shafiullah, 25, was riding the bike when the trailer driver hit him. He sustained critical injuries and was transported to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The trailer driver, Kamran Abbas, was arrested and the heavy vehicle impounded by the Shershah police.

In another incident in Korangi, a man was killed when a rickshaw hit a motorcycle near Bilal Chowrangi.

The police said that the victim along with his wife and two minor children was travelling on the bike when the rickshaw hit them. As a result, the rider, Naveed Akhter, 40, sustained critical injuries and was transported to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where he died during treatment.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2026