Two dead in separate road accidents

AMMAN — Two people died on Tuesday in separate incidents among more than 112 that the Civil Defence Department (CDD) dealt with in 24 hours, a source at the CDD media centre said on Tuesday.

In Amman’s Ain Al Basha area, a five-year-old was run over by vehicle while trying to cross the street, the source told The Jordan Times over the phone.

Another person died and three others were injured when their vehicle overturned in Aqaba, some 330km south of Amman. 

CDD personnel administered first aid to the injured and took them to Prince Hashem Military Hospital, where they were their condition varied between fair and critical, he added.

The CDD also dealt with a three-vehicle collision on the Amman-Zarqa Highway that resulted in six injuries, the source said on condition of anonymity, adding that they were transferred to Prince Hamzah Public Hospital where they were listed in fair condition.

In Rahab area in Mafraq Governorate, some 80km northeast of Amman, a five people were injured in a two-vehicle collision, the source said, adding that CDD personnel provided first aid and took the injured to Prince Hashem Military Hospital where they were listed in fair condition.

A CDD statement sent to The Jordan Times said firefighters on Tuesday extinguished a fire that erupted in an under-construction building near the 6th Circle. 

No injuries were reported in the fire, which extended over 700m, according to the CDD. 

Department personnel also extinguished a house fire in Tabarbour area caused by keeping the gas heater close to furniture. 

Six people suffered shortness of breath in the fire and were sent to Prince Hamzah Public Hospital, where they were reported to be in fair condition, according to the statement.