Bus accident kills mother and daughter

Author: 
Mohammed Al-Homaid, Arab News
Publication Date: 
Tue, 2008-07-01 03:00

YANBU: Two people were killed and 33 injured in a bus accident in Yanbu Sunday evening.

The bus was coming from the United Arab Emirates and destined for the port city of Dhiba.

Most the 49 passengers were Egyptians, but there were Omani and Jordanian nationals on board.

The accident took place close to the Saudi Aramco junction on King Abdul Aziz Road. The two dead passengers were identified as an Egyptian woman and her daughter.

Five of the injured are in critical condition. Names and ages of the deceased and injured were not disclosed.

The bus reportedly collided with a truck that had broken down and was parked on the shoulder of the road.

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