Four killed, several injured as speeding car hits multiple vehicles in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A high-speed car collided with two vehicles and several motorcycles in the Bahara Kahu area of the capital, police said.

According to police, the accident took place at Athal Chowk in Bahara Kahu, where a speeding vehicle struck two cars and multiple motorcycles.

Police confirmed that four people were killed and four others injured in the incident.

The injured were immediately shifted to hospital for medical treatment.

Officials further stated that the driver of the vehicle fled the scene after the accident. The car has been taken into police custody, and further investigation is underway.

Earlier, a 16-year-old boy, driving a white SUV, struck and killed two young women riding a scooter on Secretariat Chowk opposite the metro station in Islamabad.

According to the remand report, he struck the girls as he was recording a video for Snapchat.

The two victims, Samreen, aged 25, and Tabbinda, 27, worked part-time with an events management group at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. Their scooter was destroyed on impact.