Two injured in road accident

Islamabad: Two persons sustained critical injuries as a motorcycle was hit by a speedy car near Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on Saturday afternoon.

According to rescue sources, the unfortunate incident occurred as the car driver could not slow down the vehicle due to over speeding, a private news channel reported.

The injured were shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital Rawalpindi for medical assistance.

Local police had registered an FIR against the car driver, who escaped from the scene, the police official informed.