Two minors killed in separate accidents

Cases have been registered against drivers

ISLAMABAD: Two minors were killed separate incidents due to reckless driving in different areas of the federal capital.

Muhammad Iqbal told the Secretariat Police that his three-year-old son, Muhammaad Aashir, was walking down the street near his house when he was hit by a speeding vehicle which killed him.

The driver was later identified as Shehzad who was still not arrested by the police however a case had been registered.

Another incident occurred in the remits of Tarnol police station when a ten year-old boy was standing in Tarnol bazaar when a hasty motorcyclist, Asad Amin, hit him and left him wounded. The victim, who could not be identified, succumbed to his wounds later. The police registered a case against the suspect but have not arrested the suspect so far. 

Published in The Express Tribune, May 30^th, 2019.