TAXILA: Two persons died in two separate incidents in various parts of district Attock, sources in police and rescue services told Dawn on Tuesday.

In the first incident, a speeding dumper crashed into a motorcyclist on GT Road near Burhan, in the jurisdiction of Hassanabdal Police Station. Police and rescue sources said that 16-year-old Abdul Rehman was driving his motorcycle when a speeding dumper, recklessly driven by an unknown driver, hit him and he died on the spot.

The driver of the dumper managed to escape.

Published in Dawn, September 16th, 2020

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