A speeding dumper truck crashed into nearly 20 vehicles near Karachi's Lyari Expressway toll plaza on April 14, sparking panic but causing no casualties. The incident highlights ongoing safety concerns surrounding heavy vehicles in the city.
In recent times, Karachi has seen a rise in traffic accidents, particularly involving dumpers and water tankers -- which claimed the lives of nearly 500 people and injured 4,879 in 2024, according to hospital data.
A tragic traffic accident in the Bagardo area of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has once again spotlighted the region's worsening road safety issues, as reported by Pamir Times.
The Punjab government's pilot green-marked bike lane project on Ferozepur Road in Pakistan has been criticized for worsening traffic congestion and increasing accidents
A road accident on Friday night in Karachi's Baldia added to the growing death toll of road mishaps in the city, as a dumper truck driving the wrong way on the Hub River road ran over a rickshaw, taking the total death toll of the year to 150.
A speeding van carrying pilgrims to Sehwan Sharif overturned on Amri Road in Nawabshah in the Sindh region of Pakistan, killing four people and injuring 10 others.
Karachi has recorded 108 traffic-related deaths in 2025, with heavy vehicle accidents, including a major crash near Mai Kolachi, worsening road safety concerns. The Sindh government has introduced stricter regulations for heavy transport vehicles, revised dumper truck operating hours, and ma
Karachi has witnessed a significant rise in traffic accidents, as 92 people lost their lives due to road accidents in 2025, Ary News reported citing rescue authorities' report.
Karachi has witnessed a significant rise in traffic accidents, with 99 major incidents reported in the first 37 days of 2025, resulting in 39 fatalities, ARY News reported, citing the traffic police.
The rise in traffic accidents comes despite the recent upgradation of the CTO post from SSP (Grade 19) to DIG (Grade 20). According to the official data from the Punjab Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122),
In the number of fatal accidents in 2024 (405) there was an increase of 19.8 per cent compared to 2023 (338) and an increase of 29 per cent compared to the average in the years 2020-2022 (314).