Hit-and-run accident scenes turned deadly in North Nazimabad, where a food delivery rider was struck by a car and then crushed by a truck near Landi Kotal roundabout, officials said. Rescue 1122 identified the victim as 20-year-old Baber and confirmed he died at the scene.
According to first responders, the car hit the rider from behind, causing him to fall into the path of an oncoming truck loaded with steel. The truck driver was detained and the vehicle seized, while the car driver fled the scene. The rider’s body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital as police reviewed nearby CCTV footage to trace the fleeing vehicle.
The hit-and-run accident has reignited debate about Karachi’s road safety and the increasing presence of heavy vehicles in urban areas. Rescue figures and local reporting show heavy vehicles are responsible for a significant share of fatalities this year, with dozens of people crushed in similar incidents across the city. Officials say the rising toll reflects weak enforcement and poor traffic management.
Safety advocates say preventing future hit-and-run accidents will require stronger monitoring of heavy trucks, stricter nighttime movement rules, and rapid tracing of fleeing drivers. They also call for city-wide enforcement of load limits and route restrictions that keep large vehicles away from crowded residential corridors during peak hours.
Authorities in neighboring provinces have moved to tighten traffic rules in response to rising deaths on roads. Recent government measures include stiffer penalties for reckless driving and targeted checks on heavy vehicles, steps officials say could be expanded nationwide to curb deadly crashes.
As police continue the probe, the death of Baber adds to a grim year for Karachi commuters and delivery workers. The city’s emergency services say the pattern of speeding, poor route discipline by heavy vehicles, and untraced hit-and-run drivers is turning daily commutes into a public safety crisis.
