KHUZDAR: Four motorcyclists, including a police official, were killed and at least 12 people were injured in two road accidents on the national highway in Khuzdar district on Sunday.

Levies officials said a speeding passenger wagon coming from Larkana hit two motorcyclists on the Khuzdar-Shahdadkot highway, killing three people on the spot and injuring 10 others.

The crash happened after the wagon driver lost control and rammed into the motorbikes coming from the opposite side.

On being alerted, Levies officials rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to Khuzdar’s district hospital.

The deceased were identified as police constable Hafiz Nazeer Ahmed, Muhammad Nawaz and Mola Bakhsh.

In another incident, a speeding car crashed into a motorbike in the Wadh area, killing the rider on the spot. The deceased was identified as Irfan Khan.

Two people were also injured in the accident and were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Published in Dawn, August 21st, 2023