75-year-old man killed in reported hit-and-run

AMMAN — Police on Wednesday said they were investigating the death of a 75-year-old man in Irbid, whose body was found left on a side road.

The victim was found by bystanders lying on the side road in Alia Suburb in Irbid. They covered him with a blanket and notified the authorities, Public Security Department Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said.

The victim has been reported missing by his family since Monday after he failed to return home from evening prayers, Sartawi said.

Pathologist Ali Shotar, from the Irbid National Institute of Forensic Medicine, performed an autopsy on the victim on Tuesday and concluded that he died in a traffic accident, a senior medical source said.

“Shotar concluded that the injuries on the victim’s body indicate that he was hit by a vehicle,” the medical source told The Jordan Times.

Sartawi said that police have not officially been notified of the pathologists' report.

“Once we receive the official autopsy report, then we will intensify our investigations into the incident,” the police official said.

Sartawi added that if it is proven that it was a hit-and-run incident, “then we will start searching for the involved vehicle”.