KARACHI: In 2025, road accidents across the city claimed 376 lives and injured 5,503 people, according to rescue officials.
Amongst the deceased, 289 were men, 40 women, 37 boys, and 10 girls, highlighting the widespread impact of road traffic incidents on all age groups and genders.
The injured included 4,379 men, 809 women, 242 boys, and 73 girls, indicating the ongoing crisis of road safety in the metropolis.
The data also shed light on the specific role of heavy vehicles, which were responsible for 120 of the fatalities this year alone. A breakdown of these deaths shows:
- Dumpers caused 26 deaths
- Trailers were involved in 47 fatalities
- Water tankers led to 26 deaths
- Mazda trucks claimed 10 lives
- Buses were responsible for 11 deaths
In year 2024, the city logged 775 deaths and 8,111 injuries from road accidents, the rescue sources said. The stats came on the heels of four persons riding motorbikes tragically losing their lives in separate traffic accidents in various areas of Karachi on Friday.
The past several months have seen many road accidents involving high-speed dumper trucks, causing people to lose lives as well as injuring them, prompting authorities to announce safety measures. In March, Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho emphasised that traffic issues could not be managed without institutional collaboration.
