A Rescue 1122 Fire Brigade truck crushed to death a rickshaw driver near the Shah Di Khoi stop on Friday, City 42 reported.
According to the channel, the rickshaw driver was about to make a turn toward Jinnah Hospital when it was rammed from behind by the speeding rescue vehicle, killing the driver instantly.
Witnesses told the channel that the truck driver had lost control over his vehicle due to the speed. Later rescue officials reached the scene and had to cut through the rickshaw with an electronic cutter to retrieve the driver’s body. Rescue 1122 DG Dr Rizwan Naseer has formed a team to investigate the incident. He said that the authority would take stern action under the law against the truck driver if he was found guilty of negligence.