Authorities have arrested the runaway dumper driver who hit a vehicle on Shahrah-e-Faisal and fled the scene. The arrest came two days after a viral video showed the dumper speeding away while endangering lives.
Before his arrest, Karachi Traffic Police launched a crackdown on dumpers. They seized 27 vehicles and arrested another driver during the operation. Police also issued challans and heavy fines to 142 dumper drivers under sections 99/113 of the 1965 Motor Vehicles Ordinance.
To trace the suspect, police contacted Dumper Association President Liaquat Mehsud and other members. Although they promised to cooperate, they failed to hand over the driver or the vehicle. As a result, police intensified the crackdown and announced that they would continue until they caught the driver.
In his initial statement, the runaway dumper driver claimed, “I was being followed by motorcyclists and feared they would set my vehicle on fire, so I fled.”
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Rising Fatalities and Public Outrage
The incident adds to a rising trend of road accidents in Karachi. Over 250 people have died in traffic accidents this year alone. At least 70 of these deaths involved heavy vehicles such as dumpers, trailers, and water tankers. Public anger has grown in response. In one incident last week, residents of North Karachi set several dumper trucks on fire after a dumper killed two motorcyclists.
On Sunday, a similar situation unfolded near Disco Bakery in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. A car accident caused one death, and a mob set the vehicle on fire. Police arrested the driver, his three passengers, and several people who torched the car.
Due to the rising number of incidents, the Sindh government banned the daytime movement of heavy vehicles. It also imposed a 30 km/h speed limit for all heavy transport vehicles (HTVs) in Karachi.
Despite these measures, reckless driving continues. Early Sunday morning, a car reportedly involved in high-speed drifting lost control at Sea View. The vehicle flipped and landed in the sea. Rescue 1122 retrieved the car, and Darakhshan SHO Shahid Taj said police had summoned the owner for questioning.
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