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By APD writerMuhammad Sohail
A Pakistani woman was killed and five others including two children sustained injuries when a vehicle of the United States embassy collided with a car in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Sunday, police said.
The accident took place when the US embassy vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser, collided with the car coming from the other direction. The incident reportedly occurred due to one of the vehicles breaking the signal.
The injured and the dead were shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, where one of the injured was found in critical condition.
Police registered a case and arrested the driver of the U.S. embassy vehicle. Police also seized the US embassy vehicle involved in the accident.
"Action will be taken against the suspects as per the law," the Islamabad police spokesperson said.
According to the case registered on a complaint of the deceased’s son, the family was traveling to a funeral in its native village when it met with the accident.
The complainant said the U.S. embassy vehicle was running "with extreme carelessness and at high speed".
As a result, the occupants of the car including both of Usama's parents, cousin Shakeel (who was
The complainant sought legal action against the Land Cruiser's driver, saying the incident had occurred due to the latter's negligence.
In recent years, several traffic accidents involving vehicles of the U.S. embassy and consulates have taken place in various cities of Pakistan causing public anger.
In April 2018, a motorcyclist in Islamabad was killed after being hit by a vehicle driven by the military attaché at the U.S. embassy in Islamabad.
In February 2013, an administrative assistant at the U.S. embassy hit two motorcyclists with his Land Cruiser in Islamabad and killed one person.
In July 2010, a U.S. embassy officer attached to the embassy’s Force Protection Department hit and killed a young man riding a motorcycle in Islamabad.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
