NED student killed by bus

NED student killed by bus

KARACHI: A NED University of Engineering and Technology student, Faiza Nadeem Zaidi, died in an accident on Saturday at the Silver Jubilee Gate.

Faiza, aged 20 and resident of Malir, died on the spot after falling down from a Karachi University (KU) bus while disembarking without telling the driver, when it had slowed down in order to take a u-turn. Resultantly, she slipped and was crushed under the wheels of the bus. The students that were present at the spot caught hold of the driver, Akhtar Hussain, who was later handed over to the police. Faiza’s dead body was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities. NED students launched a protest against the KU point driver, suspending classes for the day and blocking NIPA Chowrangi. Law enforcers arrived at the scene to control the unruly situation.

Ibad orders inquiry: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad expressed his deep sorrow and grief over the death of a female student of the NED University of Engineering and Technology in a road accident and also ordered an inquiry into the incident.

KU admin condoles death: KU VC Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr M Shamsuddin, faculty deans and administrative staff of the university have expressed their deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Faiza Nadeem Zaidi. In a statement, they offered their condolences to Faiza’s parents, teachers and friends and prayed for her departed soul.

The Acting KU Vice Chancellor has appointed a three member Inquiry Committee to inquire into the matter and submit a report immediately. staff report/app


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NED student crushed to death by KU bus
Sunday, April 19, 2009
By Perwez Abdullah

Karachi

A University of Karachi (KU) Point bus crushed a second year Computer Engineering student from the NED University on Saturday morning at the Silver Jubilee gate of KU.

The driver did not stop the bus even after the accident and entered the campus in a bid to escape. He was later arrested, however, and put in the lock up at the Mubeena Town Police Station. The KU administration has filed an FIR against him.

The victim, Faiza Nadeem Zaidi, lived in Ghazi Town, Malir, and was using the KU bus on the fateful day. Some KU and NED students took Zaidi to Shan Hospital near NIPA Chowrangi where doctors pronounced her dead. Her body was then shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for an autopsy.

The students of KU were shocked by the accident and hurt by the inhumane attitude of the Rangers, KU Security Staff and bystanders who later denied that anything had happened. When the students approached the security personnel to ask them why they did not stop the driver, the Rangers replied: “The bus carried a government number plate so we did not stop it.”

The students then reached the KU Bus Depot to look for the offending driver, Yawar, but he was not there. The staff at the depot asked the students to leave and stop asking questions otherwise they (students) would get in trouble.

A professor who is also a member of the KU Syndicate assured that the culprit will be handed over to the police to face the consequences. A witness, requesting anonymity fearing reprisals from the unruly KU transport employees, confirmed that the bus was travelling at breakneck speed and took a left turn with a lurch near the Silver Jubilee Gate.

Zaidi, who was standing near the entrance of the bus, fell off and was run over by the rear wheels of the bus.

KU Transport Advisor Dr Zulqarnain Shadaab, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Urdu, defended the driver as he said that the late student had ‘jumped’ from the moving bus. This was contradicted by eyewitnesses. Students informed The News that the KU Transport Committee had recorded the statement of some fake.

Zaidi’s parents were traumatised by the death of their daughter and were unable to talk about the incident.