Five killed in separate dumper accidents in Karachi within hours

At least five individuals were killed in separate incidents of collisions involving dumpers in Karachi within a span of just a few hours, prompting Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori to call the provincial government to take swift action against the reckless dumper drivers responsible for the carnage.

He gave a week’s deadline to the Sindh government to address the problem.

The latest incident of a dumper collision occurred at Karachi’s Malir Halt, leaving father and son dead while injuring a woman. 

Accoridng to victims' family memebers, “The deceased, residents of Hijrat Colony, were riding home to Khuda ki Basti when the deadly incident occurred,” adding that financial constraints prevented them from pursuing legal action.

One of the deceased was identified as Saleem, a father of six, who worked as a guard in a private company. 

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Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori expressed concern over the rising number of dumper accidents in Karachi, criticising the authorities’ failure to address the issue.

He also expressed condolences over the death of five, including three in Gulistan-e-Jauhar and two at Malir Halt, in accidents with heavy dumpers, and said he would attend the funeral of the deceased.  

Earlier, on Wednesday evening, an incident occurred near Rashid Minhas Road, where a speeding dumper rammed into several vehicles, killing three people, including a woman, and injuring two others.

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Tessori questioned “dumpers have taken at least five lives within a few hours, why these accidents are happening only in Karachi.”

He stressed the need for improved measures to prevent such incidents, which cause loss of life and severe injuries.

How long will this administrative negligence continue to take the lives of commuters?” inquired Tessori, demanding legal action against the companies whose dumpers were involved in the accidents.

He gave the deadline to the Sindh government to develop a strategy against the dumper Mafia otherwise he will devise a plan himself if they failed to do so.

Notably, the dumber responsible for the transit of the goods for import and export claimed at least 71 lives with 37 days of the ongoing years 2025, leaving 1,044 injured.