Three minor children lost their lives and around 20 others were injured when two vehicles collided on the Northern Bypass on Thursday. Meanwhile, a motorcyclist was killed and another injured when a speeding truck rammed their motorcycle on the ICI Bridge.

The tragic accident on the Northern Bypass occurred near the toll plaza, where a collision between a Shahzore truck and a trailer resulted in the death of two children and injuries to about 20 people.

According to police, the accident occurred when the trailer hit the Shahzore truck from behind, injuring the passengers of the truck, which was travelling from rural Sindh to Balochistan.

After the accident, police and rescue workers arrived at the scene and took the injured to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Three children lost their lives in the accident. They are eight-year-old Ghulam Hussain, son of Allah Dino, four-year-old Shamshad, son of Zahid Hussain, and one-year-old Qaim, son of Zahid Hussain.

The injured included Farman Ali, 20, son of Taj; Zahid Hussain, 24, son of Rustam Khan; Adnan Khan, 40, son of Urs; Liaqat Ali, 55, son of Dildar; Rashid, 13, son of Saleh; seven-year-old Mehrunnisa, daughter of Saleh; Farhan, 10, son of Abdul Rauf; Reshma, 18, wife of Farman; Fahad Mustafa, 10, son of Saleh; Jhanda, 25, son of Noor; Hanifa, 55, wife of Taj; five-year-old Shehnaz, daughter of Rajab; Rabeel, 20, wife of Javed; Khadija, 35, wife of Abdul Rauf; Mehnaz, 35, wife of Rajab; Shazia, 21, daughter of Adnan; five-year-old Anas, son of Abdul Rauf; two-year-old Rashid, son of Zahid; and seven-year-old Zeeshan, son of Adnan. A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

In addition, a motorcyclist was killed and another was injured when they were run over by a semi-trailer on the ICI Bridge.

The accident occurred near Docks police station when the motorcyclists were heading towards ICI Chowrangi from Native Jetty Bridge.

Following the accident, police and rescue teams arrived at the scene and took the victims to Civil Hospital in Karachi, where the deceased was identified as 30-year-old Saddam, son of Abdul Rauf, a resident of Tharparkar, and the injured person as 24-year-old Fahad Sabir.

Police said the injured man was a motorcyclist working for a ride-hailing company and the deceased had booked a motorcycle ride online. Three rickshaws, a car and a Mazda passenger were also damaged in the accident. Police arrested the truck driver and seized the vehicle. A case has been registered.