Motorcyclist responsible for accident with US Embassy car: police

Motorcycle rider booked for rash driving; US diplomat released after brief stay at police station

ISLAMABAD: Police have held the motorcyclist responsible for the road accident involving a US Embassy car on the Constitution Avenue on Sunday night, in which both men on the bike were injured while the US diplomat was held briefly by the police.

Motorcyclist, identified as Nazakat Aslam Awan and his pillion Muhammad Waseem were coming from Aga Khan Road while the US Embassy car, driven by Second Secretary Chad Rex Ausburn was coming on the Constitution Avenue towards Margalla Road when the two vehicles met an accident at the intersection of the two roads near Pak Secretariat complex at around 9:40pm last night.



A traffic police officer deputed nearby later recorded his statement saying the motorcycle rider’s apparent speed and negligence was the reason behind the accident.

Police say the motorcyclist did not stop at the crossing [to give way to the vehicles on his right] and have thus held him responsible for the mishap. Secretariat police have also registered a criminal case of rash driving against the motorcyclist.

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Meanwhile, the US diplomat who was initially shifted to the Secretariat police station for legal formalities was released after recording his statement.



However, the police arrested the US Embassy’s chief security officer Syed Taimur Iqbal, who the police said confronted the officers and obstructed them in discharging their duty. “He was not letting us shift the vehicle and its driver to the police station,” the FIR registered against Iqbal read.

However, Iqbal was released on bail by a magistrate on Monday.

The incident comes only weeks after a US diplomat hit and killed a motorcyclist and injured another through rash driving in the federal capital.