JEDDAH, 8 January — A pregnant woman and her child were killed in a road accident in Taif, Al-Madinah daily reported yesterday. A car carrying the schoolteacher, her husband and son from Taif to Jeddah was hit in the rear by another car. In the impact of the collision, the car swerved and hit a road divider killing the woman, a schoolteacher, and the child. Her husband escaped with minor injuries. Meanwhile, eight students were injured in two separate accidents in Asir Mahayil, Al-Madinah said. Four students, who were returning after taking their examinations at the Imam Al-Awzaei Secondary School, were seriously injured when their car overturned after one of its front tires burst. Four students of an intermediate school, also returning home after school exams, were injured in another accident in the town.