Bus knocks two motorcyclists dead

In a tragic incident, two friends died in a road accident in Landhi in the early hours of Tuesday.

A 22-year-old man, Sherry, son of Wali Muhammad, and Hidyatullah, 18, son of Ghulam Rasool, were killed near Baitul Hamza when a speedy passenger bus hit their motorcycle around 3am on Tuesday night. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

The bodies were conveyed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities. Police said that the victims were going to visit someone when the accident took place. A crowd of people gathered at the spot and tried to set the bus on fire; however, police and firefighters reached the scene and saved the bus from being burnt.

The funeral prayers were offered at Eidgah ground in the Landhi 89 area which was attended by a large number of people. Later, they were laid to rest at a local graveyard.

The roads in Karachi have become very unsafe, as hardly any day passes by without fatalities in traffic accidents, which often result from reckless driving. On Sunday, a man had died and his wife suffered critical injuries when their motorcycle was hit by a car near Nagan Chowrangi. The man was identified as 35-year-old Ghulam Qadir, son of Shaikh Jumman.

Two hurt in muggings

Two people injured in separate mugging bids in the city on Tuesday.

According to the Mominabad police, a teenager was shot and injured in Sector 10 near Urdu Bazaar.

He was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medical attention where he was identified as 17-year-old Ataullah, son of Younus Khan. The boy was shot in his leg when he offered resistance to a mugging bid, according to the police.

In another incident, 50-year-old Abdul Wahid, son of Abdul Usman, was shot and injured near the Hub Nazar Chowrangi. He was transported to the Civil Hospital. The Mochko police said the man was shot and injured over offering resistance to a robbing bid. The suspects escaped from the crime scene.