Iraq – 6 students were killed and 14 others were injured, yesterday, Tuesday, following a truck ran over them as they left a school in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq.
Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Miqdad Miri said in a statement that Basra Police arrested a truck driver who ran over school students in the Al-Hartha area, north of the governorate. Which led to the death of 6 and the injury of 14 others with various injuries.
According to initial confessions, according to Mary, the driver lost control of the truck due to a brake failure; Which caused the accident during the end of school hours (Al-Sayyeda Zeinab Primary School).
Local media published pictures showing the remains of students on both sides of the road, while Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani declared general mourning in the governorate for 3 days.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani made a phone call with the Governor of Basra, offered condolences to the families of the victims, and directed immediate relief to the wounded and an investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident, according to the official news agency.
While the President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, sent a representative to Basra, to meet the families of the deceased and the wounded.
In 2022, more than 4,900 people were killed in traffic accidents in Iraq, an average of 13 deaths per day, according to Ministry of Health figures.
The causes of these accidents usually range from drivers ignoring speed limits, especially in residential areas, to the collapse of infrastructure, especially roads and bridges, in the oil-rich country, according to local media.
Source: Iraqi media
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2024-04-03 17:45:17
