Since January, 581 people have died in 543 traffic accidents, 295 of them were motorcyclists, the second largest number being pedestrians.
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62 people died in 61 truck collisions, 59 in 52 trawler collisions, while 54 people died in 47 water tanker collisions.
67 people died in 61 car collisions, 92 people died in 92 motorcycle collisions, and the vehicle could not be identified in 111 traffic accidents.
It is unfortunate that roads deteriorate after rains. Repairing the roads will provide great convenience to the citizens. Karachi Police Chief has called the deterioration of roads a major cause of accidents.
Report * Sameer Qureshi
The highest number of motorcyclists died in traffic accidents in Karachi this year, while the Karachi Police Chief declared the poor condition of the roads as the main reason for the accidents. According to the details, 581 people have died so far in 543 traffic accidents in the city this year, while 50.77 percent of those who died in traffic accidents are motorcyclists, who number 295. 34.25 percent of those who died in traffic accidents, who number 199, while the number of people who died in other accidents is 87, which is 14.97 percent. In traffic accidents in the city this year, 62 people died in 61 accidents due to truck collisions, which is 11.21 percent of the deaths in traffic accidents. According to officials, 59 people died in 52 accidents involving tractors in the city, which is 9.56 percent of the total deaths, 54 people died in 47 accidents involving water tankers, which is 8.64 percent of the total deaths, while 30 people died in 22 traffic accidents involving dumpers, which is 4.04 percent of the deaths. Karachi Traffic Police said that 67 people died in 61 accidents involving cars, which is 11.21 percent of the deaths, 92 people died in 92 accidents involving motorcycles, which is 16.91 percent of the deaths, while 34 people died in 29 accidents involving buses, which is 5.33 percent of the deaths. According to the report, 16 people died in 13 accidents involving minibuses in Karachi, which is 2.39 percent of the deaths, 8 people died in 7 accidents involving coach collisions, which is 1.29 percent of the deaths. 8 people died in 8 accidents involving minitruck collisions, which is 1.47 percent of the deaths, 6 people died in 6 traffic accidents involving oil tanker collisions, which is 1.10 percent of the deaths, while 17 people died in 17 accidents involving Suzo pickups, which is 3.13 percent of the deaths. According to the report, 5 people died in 5 traffic accidents due to jeep collisions, which is 0.92 percent of the deaths, 13 people died in 13 accidents due to motorcycle rickshaw collisions, which is 2.39 percent of the deaths, while in the other 111 traffic accidents in which the vehicle responsible for the accident could not be identified, 113 people died, which is 20.40 percent of the deaths. On the other hand, the Karachi Police Chief says that the deterioration of roads is also a reason for the accidents. Unfortunately, roads deteriorate after rains. The announcement of the Mayor of Karachi to repair 106 roads is welcome. Repairing roads will provide great convenience to the citizens.