A youth died while another escaped with grave injuries after their car was hit by a speeding car near Shyamla Hills police station at 9:30 pm on Saturday night.
In the accident 25-year-old Rehan Qureshi died while his 20-year-old friend Sameer Ahmed alias Ali survived with serious injuries and is reportedly in critical condition.
The family members of the deceased said that the car that hit the bike also hit two other drivers while fleeing.
Police said that they are not aware of hitting other vehicles. No one has lodged a complaint at the police station yet. The deceased youth is an employee of Noor-Us-Sabah Hotel.
According to the police, Sameer Ahmed alias Ali (20) lives in Budhwara. His friend Rehan Qureshi (25) lived at Band Master Square. Both had left from Budhwara to attend a program. On Saturday night at around 9:30 pm, a white Swift car hit them near Shyamla Hills police station. Both were taken to the hospital with the help of an ambulance by passersby where Rehan was declared dead while Sameer's condition is critical and undergoing treatment.
Head Constable Nepal Chauhan of Shyamala Hills police station said that CCTV cameras are being scanned. Surveillance center cameras are also being used to trace the absconding accused car driver.
Rehan was married two years ago. He has an eight-month-old daughter. His wife's health deteriorated as soon as she heard the news of her husband's death. His relatives said that his wife had to be admitted to the hospital late at night. She is in a state of shock and is constantly insisting on bringing Rehan. Rehan was working at Hotel Noor-Us-Sabah for about 5 years. Rehan was the second brother in the family. He has an elder brother and a younger sister.
Rehan and Sameer both were fond of body building. They used to go to the gym together. They were very serious about their health. Both were also fond of biking. Often Rehan used to go off-road biking on his Bullet.
Friend Gulzar Khan said that the police have handed over Rehan's body to the family after the postmortem.
