KARACHI: Karachi Traffic Police have launched a special campaign to enforce traffic rules, focusing on motorcycles and workplace compliance across the city.
According to officials, DIG Traffic Peer Muhammad Shah has directed mills, factories, industries, and other organizations to ensure that their workers strictly follow traffic safety regulations.
The advisory states that every motorcycle must meet safety standards and have a legal number plate. Riders must wear helmets and carry valid driving licenses. Vehicles must also have working headlights, tail lights, indicators, side mirrors, and chain covers.
Peer Muhammad Shah instructed Station Officers (SOs) and DSPs to personally visit different areas to check compliance and submit progress reports.
The crackdown comes amid alarming road accident statistics. In the first seven months of this year, 546 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in Karachi. Rescue officials reported that 8,136 people were injured during the same period.
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Heavy vehicles caused 165 fatalities, with trailers involved in 62 deaths, water tankers in 37, dumpers in 32, and buses in 20.
Among the victims, there were 425 men, 51 women, 51 boys, and 19 girls. Authorities have called for stricter enforcement of traffic laws to reduce the growing number of deadly accidents.
The issue escalated recently when enraged residents set seven dumpers on fire after a tragic accident on Rashid Minhas Road. A speeding dumper ran over a motorcycle, killing 22-year-old Mahnoor and her 14-year-old brother Ahmed Raza, while critically injuring their father.
Police have vowed to take strict action against reckless drivers and ensure safety rules are followed to prevent such tragedies.
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