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ISLAMABAD, May 7: An old woman was killed on Tuesday when a speeding van hit her at the Secretariat Chowk.

Shaheen Bibi, 70, was crossing the road when hit by a speeding van of Route No 121.

She died of her injuries on her way to hospital. Police have arrested the van’s driver.—PPI

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