Bus Driver Arrested Over Rickshaw Crash That Killed Four

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Tarkhani police arrest bus driver Asif over the October 11 bus-rickshaw crash
Four people — Shaukat, Maqsooda Bibi, Hadiya Bibi and Muazzam — died in the crash
Seven people were seriously injured, including Adnan, Misbah, Shazia, Khalid and Subhan
Case registered as FIR 395/26 under sections 279, 322 and 337-G of the Penal Code
The bus hit the rickshaw from behind near Saloni Jhal; Rescue 1122 shifted the injured

FAISALABAD: Police have arrested the bus driver whose speeding vehicle hit a rickshaw last month, killing four people.

According to the Faisalabad police handout, Tarkhani SHO Muzzammil Abbas arrested the driver, Asif, whose speeding bus hit the rickshaw from behind.

The handout said four people — Shaukat, Maqsooda Bibi, Hadiya Bibi and Muazzam — died in the crash on October 11.

It said seven people were seriously injured, including Adnan, Misbah, Shazia, Khalid and Subhan.

According to the FIR, the case was registered at the Tarkhani police station as FIR 395/26 on October 11 under sections 279, 322 and 337-G of the Pakistan Penal Code.

PDFFIR 395/26, PS Tarkhani

FIR 395/26 registered at Tarkhani police station in the bus-rickshaw crash case

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The FIR states that the bus, coming from the Samundri side, struck the rickshaw near Saloni Jhal and that Rescue 1122 shifted the injured to hospital.

The police said legal proceedings against the arrested driver had been started.

The CPO Faisalabad said negligence and carelessness that cost precious human lives would not be tolerated in any case. He said violations of traffic laws would also not be tolerated.

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