Eight killed, six others wounded in separate incidents

At least eight people were killed and six others were injured in various accidents across the city on Friday.

A seven-year-old girl named Ayan and her 25-year-old uncle Irfan lost their lives, while two others, Labal Sheikh and Muhammad Sheikh, were injured.

Police reports said the victims were travelling on two motorcycles from Sea View when one of the motorcycles was struck by a trailer. The trailer, which had come from behind, ran over the victims after the motorcycle slipped.

Authorities arrested the driver of the trailer and discovered bottles of alcohol and beer in the vehicle, suggesting that the driver might have been intoxicated. However, the driver fled the scene, and efforts were ongoing to locate him.

In Gulshan-e-Iqbal, a six-year-old boy Umar Nadir was killed in a hit-and-run incident near Zia Colony.

A pedestrian named Ali Hassan, aged around 35, was struck by a fast-moving vehicle in the Manghopir area near Raees Center. He later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, and his body was handed over to his family. In Shah Latif Town, a man, believed to be around 22 years old, died after being hit by a speeding vehicle near Hanif Hotel. He was taken to JPMC, but his identity had not yet been confirmed.

In Surjani Town, 45-year-old Rukhsana died from electrocution while working in a house near Makki Masjid. Her body was sent to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Meanwhile, in the Malir City area, a 40-year-old man named Amir was electrocuted while working in a house in Abdullah Goth.

Also in Surjani Town, a four-year-old boy, Samad, tragically drowned after falling into an underground water tank while playing near a house.

In another accident, four people were injured when a lift in a residential building at Harmain Apartments in Gulshan-e-Iqbal malfunctioned and fell.