This year, 215 traffic-related road incidents occurred in Karachi. These mishaps resulted in 152 injuries and 184 fatalities.
91 of these collisions took place in the western district, leaving 69 people dead and 77 injured. Similar to car accidents, truck accidents resulted in 10 injuries and 41 fatalities. There were 130 fatalities and 84 injuries as a result of 141 motorcycle accidents, 110 of which were fatal.
A total of 36 traffic accidents occurred in Malir, 34 of which were fatal, leaving 41 people dead and 29 injured. There were 26 accidents reported in the District East Traffic Zone, 21 of which resulted in fatalities and 13 in injuries. Similar to this, 19 traffic accidents in the central district led to 18 fatalities and 9 injuries.
Likewise, there were 17 traffic incidents in Korangi, which resulted in 14 fatalities and 9 injuries. The southern district reported 20 traffic accidents that caused 16 fatalities and 12 injuries, while the district city reported six incidents that caused 3 injuries and no fatalities.
Moreover, crashes between trailers and motor vehicles caused 20 fatalities and 15 injuries, whereas water tanker crashes caused 21 accidents which further resulted in 14 fatalities and 16 injuries. Dump trucks were involved in 17 accidents, causing 15 fatalities and 8 injuries, while 17 accidents involved oil tankers, resulting in 15 fatalities and 19 injuries.
Buses caused 14 traffic incidents, further resulting in 12 fatalities and 4 injuries. In addition, 12 people died and 31 were injured in 16 accidents involving minibusses, while 5 people died in 8 accidents involving collisions with coaches.
Furthermore, 23 crashes between cars and jeeps resulted in 19 fatalities and 16 injuries while 12 unidentified caused 20 deaths and five cases of injuries.
