Driver of vehicle involved in fatal hit-and-run on Karachi’s Sea View road remains at large

KARACHI: A person who was responsible for a hit-and-run case on a busy street in Karachi is still on the run as his vehicle caused a fatality after colliding with another car, resulting in one death and injuries to two minors.

As reported on Thursday, the incident was recorded on video and was widely circulated on social media platforms.

In the video, a speeding double cabin vehicle crashes into a small car on Abdul Sattar Edhi Avenue, located in the Defense Housing Authority (DHA).

After hitting the other car, the double cabin vehicle continues spinning multiple times until it comes to rest on the side of the busy street. The speeding vehicle does not stop and the individual flees from the accident scene.

In an interview with Dawn, South DIG of Police, Syed Asad Raza said that an FIR was registered against the speeding SUV driver absconder by Darakhshan police.

The contents of FIR, as reported by Dawn, read that around 12:05 am on May 14, 2026, a speeding Revo car crashed into another car at the crossing of main Sea View Road and Khayaban-i-Bukhari in DHA Phase 6, Karachi.

DIG Asad further told a private media outlet that police had impounded the Revo vehicle involved in the accident, while the driver had fled the scene and was still at large.

Speaking on a private TV show, DIG Asad said police could not confirm reports that the suspect had fled to Balochistan.

However, he did confirm that the suspect had a domicile of Nasirabad, Balochistan, and had been identified by police through the Safe City Project.

The senior police official added that permission from the provincial government would be sought and the process would be launched to ensure his arrest.

“Raids are being conducted at various locations for the arrest of the suspect driver, who will be apprehended soon,” assured the senior police official.

Earlier, two police personnel were martyred on Monday when a speeding dumper truck crashed into a police van parked on the M9 Motorway within the limits of the Gadap City police station.