AFLAJ, 10 August — Four persons were killed and three others injured in a traffic accident close to Al-Rowda village. The accident occurred when the driver of a Lumina car lost control when a spare tire fell off a truck. The Lumina then hit a Datsun Nissan. The driver of the Nissan car died just after being taken to hospital, security sources told Arab News. The injured were admitted to Aflaj Hospital. The accident held up traffic for a long time, the sources said.