A woman was killed and 11 people were injured after a speeding SUV struck a pickup near the Shahrah-e-Bhutto toll plaza in Karachi’s Korangi. Police said the driver fled the scene and an investigation is under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KARACHI: A 20-year-old woman was killed and 11 people were injured when a speeding SUV crashed into a Suzuki pickup near the Shahrah-e-Bhutto toll plaza in Korangi on Wednesday, police and rescue officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman who died was identified by Edhi officials as Rameen, daughter of Lalu. The injured were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre after the collision overturned the pickup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Korangi Industrial Area Station House Officer Hukum Dad said the pickup was carrying people believed to be from the same family and was travelling from Qayyumabad to Quaidabad when the SUV struck it from behind. He said the driver of the vehicle fled after the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those injured were identified as Hina, 8, Asha, 12, Kashi, 13, Dhani, 16, Shamo, 25, Ashu, 30, Kashi, 37, Lakshmi, 40, Tulsia, 45, and Lalu, 57. Another woman, estimated to be about 50 years old, was critically injured but could not immediately be identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police have taken both vehicles into custody and moved them to the police station, while efforts are under way to trace the absconding driver. Further investigation is in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this May, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari inaugurated the 39-kilometre signal-free corridor linking Qayyumabad with the M-9 Motorway and performed the groundbreaking for the Qayyumabad Corridor project connecting Karachi Port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The expressway runs about 39 kilometres from Jam Sadiq Bridge to Kathore Bridge. It was developed as a six-lane controlled-access corridor with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour and includes six interchanges, two main toll plazas, five weigh stations and an underpass. The project was completed at a cost of Rs54.814 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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