ISLAMABAD: A sub-inspector of National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) was seriously injured in a traffic accident near Kallar Kahar on Monday.

According to the details, around 4am, the motorway police received a complaint that a bus staff was overcharging passengers. Sub-inspector Saadat Hassan came on police mobile to take action and stop the bus from overcharging. Suddenly a car hit the SI from behind. As a result, SI Sadat Hassan sustained serious injury to his head and was shifted to DHQ hospital Chakwal.

Later, due to the serious nature of his injuries, he was shifted to Islamabad. The driver and the vehicle involved in the accident are in the custody of the Motorway police.

Published in Dawn, August 20th, 2019