While we were celebrating the beautiful new number plates reflecting our culture and introducing new laws and setting up new parameters for all vehicles to follow the state of traffic on the roads remained unchanged and in fact as the latest figures reflect worsen to present horrific figures of those who perished on Karachi roads, creating tragic moments for countless families.

Do you know how many people lost their lives in just traffic accidents this year? A total of 847 people lost their lives and 11,990 were injured in traffic accidents across Karachi during 2025. These are figures, according to data released by rescue officials. Who do you think was mainly responsible for these deadly accidents? Not surprising that for a large number of these fatalities heavy duty vehicles were the culprits. As the list tells us 44 people were killed after being hit by dumpers, while trailer-related accidents claimed 99 lives. Water tankers were responsible for 60 fatalities; this makes them the deadliest vehicles on the roads........

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