ISLAMABAD: Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in the capital on Thursday.

Police said Gohar Abbas was going to his office on a motorcycle when a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit him on Double Road-IJP Road signal. The injured was shifted to hospital where he was operated upon. However, later he succumbed to the injuries in the hospital.

Another motorcyclist was also hit and killed by a truck on Islamabad Expressway. The victim was identified as Mohammad Asghar, a native of Mandi Bahauddin.

Moreover, a man succumbed to his injuries sustained in a road accident on Margalla Road at E-11 on Sunday, the police said, adding the deceased was identified as Ali Zain.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2023