Islamabad: US Embassy vehicle kills motorcyclist
One CDA employee was killed and another wounded after being hit by a US Embassy vehicle.
According to details, two CDA employees Muzammil Shah and Raza were going on their motorcycle No NK 927 near Punjab House in the jurisdiction of Police Station Secretariat when a rashly driven Land Cruiser of US Embassy bearing number RIL 3367, driven by a US official Leo Pariseau Perez, struck them, wounding them both seriously.
The injured were taken to Poly Clinic Hospital where Muzammil Shah succumbed to his wounds while Shahzeb is stated to be in stable condition.
Dozens of CDA workers reached Poly Clinic and staged a protest against US Embassy. The dead body of Muzammil, who was a lift operator at the Parliament Lodges, has been handed over to his heirs.
According to sources, US Embassy official Leo Perez tried to escape from the scene but police brought him along with his vehicle to Police Station Secretariat.
Leo Perez was later shifted to a private hospital for medical examination. The drug enforcement head of the US Embassy in Islamabad, Baron Douglas, is also present in the hospital.
An FIR has been registered in the Police Station Secretariat under Section 302. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rehman Malik took notice of the incident and sought report from police officials.
