DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two people were killed in separate traffic accidents in parts of Dera Ismail Khan, police said on Saturday.

In the first incident, an unidentified elderly man was killed when he was hit by a speeding motorcycle. According to Rescue 1122, the elderly man was going alongside the road when the motorcycle hit him. He was taken to hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

In the other incident, a truck conductor was killed when a car hit him near Sidra Morr in the limits of Yarik police station. According to police, the conductor named Mohammad Riaz was standing on the road near his truck when a speeding car hit him. He died on the.

Published in Dawn, June 2nd, 2024

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