Pakistan says it summoned U.S. ambassador David Hale to lodge a "strong protest" over the death of a motorcyclist in a traffic accident that involved a U.S. Embassy vehicle.
"The Foreign Secretary conveyed that justice will take its course in accordance with the law of the land and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961," said a Pakistani government statement.
Video footage shows the vehicle carrying a U.S. diplomat not stopping at a red light and then hitting the motorcycle.One other person was injured in the accident.
Pakistani police say a vehicle driven by US Defense and Air Attaché in Islamabad hit & killed a motorcyclist & wounded another person. CCTV footage clearly shows the American diplomat did not stop despite red traffic signal. Matter is being probed, officials say. @VOANews pic.twitter.com/dQZR4SSmDk
— Ayaz Gul (@AyazGul64) April 8, 2018
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad expressed its "deep sympathy to the family of the deceased and those injured in a tragic traffic accident involving a U.S. Embassy vehicle on Saturday. Embassy officials are cooperating with local authorities who are investigating the accident."