2 killed in road accident

Published September 30, 2014

RAWALPINDI: Road accidents left two dead and 15 injured in two separate incidents on Monday.

Rescue 1122 shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital for autopsy and the injured were given medical care.

Two labourers, Mohammad Bilal and Mohammad Arshad, were killed and six others injured when a dumper overturned on Chakbeli Khan Road.

Chauntra police station Station House Officer (SHO) Malik Rafaqat said speeding caused the accident.

Meanwhile, another accident occurred at 17-Mile Murree when an official vehicle of the Elite Force Commander driving on the wrong side of the road collided with a passenger coach.

Eight passengers sustained injuries and were taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) by Rescue 1122 officials.

Published in Dawn, September 30th, 2014

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