KARACHI: A six-year-old school going girl was killed and father sustained critical injuries on Friday morning when an over speeding bus crashed into a motorcycle near Radio Pakistan building on M.A Jinnah road here.
The incident infuriated the bystanders who later torched two buses in apparent reaction. The witnesses claimed the buses, of same route, were racing and travelling towards Numaish Chowrangi when one of the buses rammed into the motorcycle.
The minor girl, who has been identified as Sakina, died on spot while her father sustained injuries.
Soon after the incident, the bus drivers fled from the site of incident to avoid an arrest. The enraged crowd set both buses on fire and put up resistance to firefighting operation.
The blaze was put out after police intervention. As many as 11 people were arrested for taking the law into hands and setting the buses on fire.
The body of minor girl and injured father were shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal tests and treatments respectively.
