One dead, 15 injured in road accidents

AMMAN — A tipper truck driver died on Wednesday, when his vehicle overturned near Ajloun’s Wahadneh town, a Civil Defence Department (CDD) statement said. Ajloun CDD Director Col. Hani Smadi said the driver lost control of the truck on a sharp curve. Also on Wednesday, six people were when their pickup truck overturned in Zarqa.

CDD cadres took the injured to Prince Feisal Hospital where they were listed in fair condition. Near the Hashemite University, four people were injured when their vehicle overturned. CDD personnel took them to Zarqa Public Hospital where they were listed in fair condition.

In Madaba, five people were injured in a two-vehicle collision. They were taken to Al Nadim Public Hospital where they were reported to be in fair condition.