Two Motorists Were Wounded After The Car Of A United States Embassy's Official Rammed Into Their Motorcycle Late Sunday Night.
Islamabad: (Pakistan Point News - 30th Apr, 2018) Two Motorists Were Wounded After The Car Of A United States Embassy's Official Rammed Into Their Motorcycle Late Sunday Night. The Four-wheel Drive Jeep Of The Us Diplomat, Hospital, were declared to be no longer in critical condition. They were identified as Nazakat Aslam Awan and Muhammad Waseem. While Ausburn, the American driver, was moved to the Secretariat Police Station and officials said he would not be released until they received a written letter from the Foreign Office, sources said he was let go late night.
Further, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, the senior superintendent of police (SSP) of operations for Islamabad, said authorities were analysing the incident and taking assistance from the traffic police as well. Those responsible for this accident will be punished as per the law, he said, adding that the Foreign Office had been briefed on the incident. On the other hand, Dr Waseem Khawaja, the spokesperson for PIMS Hospital, told media that both Awan and Waseem were out of danger after being administered first aid.
Awan had received injuries to the head, while Waseem had internal wounds, Dr Khawaja added. Police let the US diplomat go after recording his statement. A case has been registered against the people riding motorcyclists for driving recklessly. The FIR states that the motorcyclists came in front of jeep all of a sudden which caused the collision. Moreover, Secretariat police have registered a case against US embassy security officer Taimoor Iqbal.
The FIR states that the Iqbal attacked duty officer and pushed him, adding that efforts were made to stop the vehicle from being impounded to the police station. Earlier this month, on April 8, the car of US Defence and Air Attach� Joseph Emanuel Hall had run a red light in the Federal capital, ramming into a motorcycle. The crash killed one person on the spot and injured another. The Foreign Office had later summoned the US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale to protest the killing of the young man.
