Foreign tourist killed in road accident

QUETTA: A Portuguese tourist was killed in a road accident on the RCD highway near Dalbandin town of Chagai district.

The victim, identified as Nuno Miguel Vilao Castanheria, 28, crossed into Pakistan from Iran on Wednesday evening on his motorbike.

He was on his way to Quetta with two German tourists, Tony Pankraz Linder and Nikolas Lang, who were also travelling on their bikes.

The riders were being escorted by Levies personnel when Mr Castanheria’s motorbike collided with a pickup truck. He lost his life on the spot, according to Chagai Deputy Commissioner Hassan Jan Baloch.

The pickup’s driver and his helper were later arrested by Levies officials.

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