Peshawar:A pedestrian was killed and two others critically injured when a speeding truck hit them in Swabi district, Rescue 1122 informed on Friday.
It said the truck loaded with sand hit the people when its driver tried to evade a TMA tax and accelerated the vehicle.
A youth was killed on the scene while two others were critically injured and swiftly shifted to Shah Mansoor Medical Complex.
The run-away truck was intercepted near Akora Khattak however, police said the driver managed to flee the scene leaving the vehicle on the road.