Accidents are quite common in Karachi. The drivers are so
ignorant of traffic law, and so careless about it, that they never like to look
round while driving even on the main roads, or while taking sudden turns. Many
a time I have noticed them stopping in the middle of the road, without looking
back or sideways and without giving any signal.
It is rather unfortunate that
public interest is easily ignored by the drivers. They drive very speedily and
carelessly. The buses are often founded over-crowded. Even the traffic police
are found helpless because they have failed to control the traffic. Although
there are hundreds of buses on the roads, yet they are not sufficient for this
huge population. Complaints of the public fall on deaf ears. The middle class
travels by rickshaws and taxies. They are also tar more troublesome. They often
charge double fare, hence cannot be availed by the poor. The taxi-drivers do
not go to short distances. Public is continuously harassed by the all drivers
because most of them are illiterate.
One day 1 was going to college with my
friend, Amir, we were near the College. We heard a collision between a bus and
a truck. The engine and the body of the bus were completely wrecked. The bus
was overloaded. Some people were also hanging on the foot-board and some were
on the roof of the bus.
The two drivers and six passengers were on the bus were
killed instantly. Several of the passengers including a large number of women
and children were seriously injured.
The Medical aid was rushed from AbdulSattar Edhi Welfare Centre. The Superintendent of the police and other
officials of the Police Department also visited the scene of the accident. The
seriously injured were taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi.
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