KARACHI: The driver of a Toyota Revo involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Karachi’s Sea View Road remains at large, even after police recovered and impounded the vehicle, officials said.
The accident took place at around 12:05 am on May 14 at the crossing of Main Sea View Road and Khayaban-i-Bukhari in DHA Phase 6, within the limits of Darakhshan police station. According to the FIR, a speeding Revo collided with a car, leaving three people inside the smaller vehicle seriously injured.
The injured were identified as Suleman Saleem, 33, Ameer Owais, 17, and Hamza Walika, 19. They were shifted to the hospital for treatment, but Saleem later died from his injuries.
South DIG Syed Asad Raza said Darakhshan police had registered a case against the absconding driver and that further legal proceedings were underway. He said the Revo vehicle involved in the crash had been impounded, but the person driving it had fled the scene and had not yet been arrested.
CCTV footage reportedly showed a speeding double-cabin vehicle hitting the car from behind near Sea View/Bukhari Commercial, causing it to be thrown several feet away. The footage also showed the vehicle moving through different roads in the area before and after the crash.
There is a slight discrepancy in the reported identity of the deceased. In one account, he was identified as Suleman Saleem, 33, while another described him as Salman, 36, son of Saleem, a resident of Orangi Town. Police have not publicly clarified the discrepancy in the available reports.
The crash has again raised uncomfortable questions about reckless driving in Karachi’s upscale Defence and Sea View areas, where high-speed vehicles, late-night traffic and weak enforcement have too often proved a dangerous mix. For the family of the victim, though, the issue is more direct and painful: the vehicle has been found, but the driver still hasn’t been brought before the law.
Police say efforts are continuing to trace and arrest the suspect. Until that happens, the case remains another grim reminder of how quickly a night drive in Karachi can turn into a tragedy — and how often accountability arrives late, if it arrives at all.
