KARACHI, Nov 20: Five people died in road accidents in the city on Monday. Two persons died and four others were injured when a speeding bus hit a motorcycle before ramming into a car at Korangi Crossing.

A bus of route 17-J hit a motorcycle and crushed a car which caused the death of Ali Hasan and Akbar Ali. Mohammad Husain and Nisar received injuries in the accident.

Police said motorcyclists escaped the accident with minor injuries.

In Korangi Industrial Area, a 70-year-old man died when a speeding motorcycle hit him resulting in his instant death in Awami Colony.

A civilian employee of PAF died when he was crushed by a metrobus on Sharea Faisal.

Police said Nawab Mangi, 50, was getting down the metrobus when he lost balance and got crushed beneath the rear wheels of the vehicle.

In another accident, a young cyclist was knocked down by a speeding UTS bus in Quaidabad.