One dead, 39 injured in two road accidents

AMMAN — One man died and 39 people were injured on Sunday in two separate accidents in Irbid and on the Dead Sea-Adasiyeh Road.

In Irbid, a collision involving two public transport buses and a private vehicle on Irbid-Kuforyouba Road injured 28 people.

Irbid Civil Defence Department (CDD) Director Brig. Gen. Munib Awawdeh supervised transferring the injured to nearby hospitals, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The injured were listed in fair condition, except for one who was reported to be in critical condition, Awawdeh noted.

The accident resulted in the closure of the street for some time, and created a traffic jam involving hundreds of cars, before traffic police officers headed to the location and organised traffic movement to help move the damaged vehicles, Petra added.

On the Dead Sea-Adasiyeh Road, a man died and 11 were injured in a collision between a truck and a bus, according to a CDD statement.

The truck driver lost control and hit the bus which was parking on the side of the road, according to the CDD.

CDD cadres administered first aid to the injured and took them to Southern Shuneh Hospital where they were listed in fair condition.