KARACHI(National Times)- Two police personnel were martyred on Monday when a speeding dumper truck collided with a police van parked on the M9 Motorway within the limits of the Gadap City police station, officials said.

In a statement, Malir police said that a police mobile assigned for patrolling and snap checking was hit by a speeding dumper. As a result of the impact, both Constable Wajid and Sub-Inspector Sahib Dad Solangi were martyred on the spot, a police spokesperson said in a statement.

“The speeding dumper was travelling to Karachi from Hyderabad. The driver has been taken into custody,” the spokesperson said, adding that legal action had also been initiated against the driver.

Meanwhile, Motorway police also issued a statement, confirming that two cops had been martyred in the incident.

“According to initial information, the dumper hit a police van parked on the side of the road,” the statement said.

According to Edhi, the bodies of the martyred cops were taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.

On February 13, a major accident took place on the M9 Motorway involving an oil tanker and a passenger bus, resulting in the deaths of twelve people and injuries to six others.

Over the past year, Karachi has witnessed a rise in traffic accidents, especially involving heavy vehicles such as dumpers and water tankers. Nearly 500 people lost their lives and 4,879 were injured in road accidents in 2024, resulting from various reasons, from reckless driving to construction activities, hospital data showed.