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19 injured in road accidents, fire

By JT - Oct 15,2015 - Last updated at Oct 15,2015

AMMAN — Nineteen people were injured in four separate incidents in Amman, Zarqa and Aqaba, the Civil Defence Department (CDD) said Thursday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

Six were injured in a two-vehicle collision in the Um Nuwara neighbourhood in east Amman. CDD cadres administered first aid to the injured and took them to Al Bashir Hospital where they were reported to be in good condition.

Also on Thursday, CDD cadres took six people, who were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Aqaba, to Prince Hashem Military Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition. Four people were also injured in another two-vehicle collision in the Jeriba region in Zarqa Governorate.

Meanwhile, East Amman CDD firefighters extinguished a fire that erupted in a house in Dahiyat Al Amir Hassan and took three injured people to Prince Hamzah Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition.

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