KARACHI: A 59-year-old milk supplier was killed when a trailer ran over his motorcycle in Saudabad on Friday morning, police said.

Saudabad SHO Ateeq Rehman said that the victim, identified as Basit Saeed, had left his home to supply milk on a motorbike when a trailer hit him. He sustained critical injuries and died on the spot.

The incident angered area residents, who beat the driver, damaged the heavy vehicle and set it on fire.

“However, the police arrived on the spot, preventing the situation from deteriorating. The driver was arrested and the vehicle impounded,” he added.

The body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities.

Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2025