The authorities in Karachi took notice to regulate the heavy vehicles after a tragic road accident involving a speeding dumper at Millennium Mall, which claimed three innocent lives.
The Municipal Commissioner Secretariat of KMC penned down a letter to the Additional Inspector General of Police directed to regulate the movement of heavy vehicles in the metropolis.
The KMC officials expressed concern over a large number of causalities and countless injuries due to the unregulated movement of heavy vehicles – dumpers and trucks – across the city.
In its letter to the police, the Mayor, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and the City Council have taken notice of the situation and have directed to take all possible efforts to address the issue related to the movement of heavy vehicles.
The KMC also urged that all dumpers and trucks should only be allowed to run on roads during later hours, preferably from 10:00 pm to 06:00 am.
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Moreover, the vehicles performing municipal services are still allowed to operate during regular hours under the constant screening of Traffic Police.
It is worth noting here that a total of 14 citizens have lost their lives – seven deaths involving heavy vehicles – in the first five days of February 2025, with the majority of the casualties caused by road accidents in Karachi.
Despite tall claims from the authorities, the casualties in Karachi’s road accident reported a constant increase with each passing day.
Two women and five children were among the diseased individuals during the first five days of February 2025, while more than 46 individuals reportedly sustained injuries in road accidents during the same time period.
Moreover, in the first 35 days of the year 2025, at least 84 people lost their lives, while over 1,220 citizens were injured due to road accidents.
