12-year-old boy killed as water tanker runs over scooty in Karachi

A 12-year-old boy was killed when a water tanker ran over the scooty he was riding with his father in Karachi’s North Nazimabad area on Monday.

The accident occurred on the road near Sakhi Hassan Flyover in Block N. The police said that the boy, identified as Rehan, was travelling with his father when the tanker hit their scooty. The rear wheel of the tanker ran over the boy’s head, killing him at the scene.

The incident triggered anger among people at the scene, who reportedly caught and assaulted the tanker driver and pelted the vehicle with stones, breaking its windows.

The police arrested the driver, identified as Nadeem Arain, and impounded the water tanker. The boy’s body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

According to the police, Rehan was a resident of New Nazimabad and was going with his father to visit a relative when the accident occurred. Family members reached the hospital after receiving information about the accident.