Karachi, Feb. 8 -- A dumper truck ran over pedestrians on Karachi's Ibrahim Hyderi to Korangi Crossing road, leaving three people dead on the spot, ARY News reported on Saturday.

The incident sparked outrage among the locals, who set the dumper on fire in protest whereas the driver of the dumper fled the scene after the accident.

Karachi has witnessed a significant rise in traffic accidents, with 99 major incidents reported in the first 37 days of 2025, resulting in 39 fatalities, ARY News reported, citing the traffic police.

As per ARY News, six traffic accidents occurred in Karachi in the last 24 hours which resulted in the loss of lives of nine people and left nine others injured. Notably, the accidents involved heavy vehicles, incl...