We recently came across a video of a horrific accident in the Defence area of Karachi. The two SUVs flies in air after they collided with each other while neglecting the traffic signal.
Reportedly, a driver identified as Imran Afzal has been killed in the accident. Afzal owned a car showroom at Tariq Road, Karachi. Moreover, a woman also got critically injured during the accident. It all happened at the Khayaban-e-Bahria road at the posh area of Defence Housing Authority.
It is an absolute case of negligence. People, especially in Karachi, often take the traffic rules for granted. There have been many incidences in the past which took away many lives for the same reason.
I hope the idiots driving around DHA at 100km every afternoon in hotted up expensive cars while there are children and families walking around, learn from this! Speed kills https://t.co/PdAUBxU1IW
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) May 19, 2020
کراچی ڈی ایچ اے خیابان بخاری پر خوفناک ٹریفک حادثے کی سی سی ٹی حادثے میں کار شوروم مالک عمران جاں بحق ہو گیا تھا جبکہ نادیہ نامی خاتون شدید زخمی ہو گئی تھی ۔پولیس#RoadAccident #Karachi pic.twitter.com/RDMF46FssC
— Samar Abbas (@Samarjournalist) May 18, 2020
حادثے کے بعد کی ایک اور وڈیو
ڈرائیونگ کرتے وقت احتیاط کریں زرا سی غفلت اور جلدی بازی کا ناقابل تلافی نقصان ہوتا ہے pic.twitter.com/W36VE3hono
— Samar Abbas (@Samarjournalist) May 18, 2020
Soon after the accident, many people are criticizing the drivers as well as the authorities for not taking road safety measures.
حادثہ میں جاںبحق ہونے والے بھائی کے لواحقین سے تعزیت اور زخمی ہونے والوں سے ہمدردی کرتے ہوئے مین سب لوگ جو کسی بھی طریقے سے سڑک کا استعمال کرتے ہیں ان سے گزارش کرتا ہوں کہ ڈرائیونگ رولز کی آگاہی حاصل کریں اور جن دوستوں کو پتا ہے میں کیا کہ رہا ہوں آپ سب اجتماعی طور پر حکومت اور۔۔
— Taufeeq Aman Khan (@taufeeeq) May 18, 2020
I passed by this spot on Khayban e Bahria about half an hour later and the 4WD had been taken away, but seeing the two cars was horrific! pic.twitter.com/hwY5wfAKLP
— Nofil Naqvi (@nofilnaqvi) May 19, 2020
بغیر سگنل والے چوک کے اصول کے مطابق دونوں کو رکنا تھا۔ پھر ۔ ہاں پھر بائیں والے کو چاہیے تھا کہ وہ دائیں والے کو پہلے گزرنے دیتا۔ لیکن نہ دونوں کو ٹریفک قوانین کا علم تھا نہ ان کا ان قوانین پر عمل کرنے کا ارادہ ۔
— Akram Malik (@AkramImnal) May 19, 2020
Please stop issuing driving licences on safarish and or other means, impose points on licence. insurance cover be made mandatory for driver, driving any vehicle. Road accidents claim 1.2million lives around the world. Save lives save humanity. Public to raise voice.
— A Rahim Soomro (@RahimASoomro) May 18, 2020
Last year, Pakistan topped the list of Asian countries having the highest number of deaths in road traffic accidents. Whereas Karachi ranked fourth in these kinds of deaths in the world.
Moreover, there have been tragic incidents in the past that have torn families apart. These incidents are now happening too often, nowadays. Such incidents just show how careless and irresponsible our society has become and how someone’s life means nothing.
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