Three young schoolchildren were killed in Karachi on Tuesday when a mini-truck overran the motorcycle they were riding.

The dead include two real brothers and their cousin who studied at the same school. They were aged between 10 and 12 years old.

The boys, wearing school uniforms, were traveling on a motorbike in Razzaqabad area near the Police Training Center Razaqabad.

Police said a Shehzore mini truck hit their motorbike and ran over them. The children died on the spot.

The driver fled after the incident, leaving behind the truck, which police took into its custody.