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Karachi Accidents Kill 801, Injure Over 9,200 This YearPakistan
Rescue officials say 801 people have been killed and 9,211 injured in Karachi traffic accidents this year, with 234 deaths involving heavy vehicles and trailers linked to the highest number of reported accidents.
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KARACHI — At least 801 people have been killed and 9,211 others injured in traffic accidents across Karachi this year, rescue officials have reported. The figures cover accidents reported in the city during the year and give the latest available account of the human cost of road crashes in Pakistan’s largest city.
The death toll of 801 and the injury count of 9,211 together describe the scale of traffic accidents in Karachi this year. According to the figures shared by rescue officials, the accidents took place in different parts of the city, and the numbers include both fatal crashes and accidents in which people were hurt but survived. Rescue officials are the source of the figures, which were reported as the latest account of traffic accidents in the city. The figures do not give any further breakdown beyond the totals, the heavy-vehicle deaths and the incidents involving trailers and water tankers reported by rescue officials.
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Heavy vehicles linked to 234 deaths
According to rescue officials, 234 people lost their lives in accidents involving heavy vehicles. The figure is part of the overall death toll of 801 reported for the year, and it shows that accidents involving heavy vehicles account for a large share of the deaths recorded on the city’s roads.
The figures also give a breakdown of the types of vehicles involved in reported accidents. Trailers were involved in the highest number of reported accidents, with 109 incidents recorded, while water tankers were responsible for 54 accidents. The figures place trailers ahead of water tankers in the number of reported accidents, with the two categories of heavy vehicles together accounting for 163 of the reported incidents.
The figures were reported by rescue officials, who provided the breakdown of deaths, injuries and vehicle types involved in accidents across Karachi this year. The numbers cover the year so far and set out the toll in three parts: the total of 801 people killed and 9,211 injured, the 234 deaths in accidents involving heavy vehicles, and the reported accidents involving trailers and water tankers. Together, the three parts of the figures give the fullest picture available from rescue officials of how many people have been killed or injured on Karachi’s roads this year.
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