QING-QI RICKSHAW: A BOON OR BANE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? A STUDY OF ROAD TRAFFIC INJURY PATTERNS INVOLVING QING-QI RICKSHAWS IN KARACHI PAKISTAN

Background: The three-wheeler Qing-qi and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) auto-rickshaws were introduced in Karachi to meet the transportation demand of the growing population. These vehicles have directly or indirectly been implicated in a number of road traffic violations as well as road accidents. This study aims to describe the crash characteristics and injury patterns for Qing-qi rickshaw occupants and other road users hit by Qing-qi rickshaw in  Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: An Observational/ Descriptive study was conducted at Accident& Emergency and Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi Pakistan from July 2014 to June 2015. All patients who came with Qing-qi rickshaw accident in Accident& Emergency (AE r oad traffic accidents; t rauma; b urden; t hree-wheeler vehicle; i njury prevention; e ngineering; p ublic transport