Two women killed as speeding vehicle strikes them on Rawalpindi’s Murree Road

Two women working at a private company lost their lives after a speeding car struck them near Rehmanabad on Murree Road in Rawalpindi early Friday, police said.

The vehicle has been seized, while authorities are searching for the driver.

According to the FIR registered at New Town police station, the victims were the complainant's daughter and daughter-in-law.

They were returning to their hostel after completing their shift at around 5:30am and were crossing the road when a car approaching from Saddar hit them.

The driver fled towards Faizabad immediately after the collision, leaving the two women at the scene.

The complainant, Khalid Hussain, a Rawalakot resident employed at a bakery in Islamabad, said he was informed about the incident by the manager of the company where the women worked.

He rushed to Holy Family Hospital but found that both had succumbed to their injuries.

Police later handed over the bodies to the family, who took them to their hometown for burial.