JEDDAH: An Indian expatriate family’s Eid festivities turned into mourning after a young member was killed in a road accident Saturday night in Alkhobar.
Syed Haseeb, who works in Jubail, went to beach along with some friends and families. As they were getting ready to return home, Haseeb's two-year-old daughter Syed Haiqa was hit by a car. Haiqa died on the spot due to multiple injuries.
The driver of the car, a 22-year-old Pakistani, was detained by police.
Necessary arrangements, including legal formalities, have been completed for the girl's burial in the Eastern Province yesterday, according to Nass Vokkam, a social worker who assisted the family with death formalities.
Beaches along the Arabian Sea coastline in the Eastern Province is a popular destination of holidaymakers, mostly expatriates from the eastern and central regions. They are usually crowded on weekends and holidays.
