Two dead, nine injured in Aqaba, Balqa road accidents

AMMAN — Two people died and nine were injured on Saturday in accidents across the Kingdom, according to the Civil Defence Department (CDD). A 31-year-old man died when he was hit by a car in Aqaba.

Another man was injured in the accident and was taken to Prince Rashid Military Hospital, where he was reported to be in fair condition, a CDD statement said. Also in Aqaba, a man died when a trailer truck overturned and two people were injured, the CDD said.

In Balqa’s Safout region, six people were injured when a bus and two vehicles collided. CDD personnel administered first aid to the injured and took them to Prince Hussein Public Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition.