Tragedy
struck on the highway between Hafr Al Baten and Dammam, the largest
city in eastern Saudi Arabia when a bride on her way to her wedding
reception with six members of her family were killed in a collision
between their car and a trailer.
The
victims were four women, two men and one girl, said Fahad Al Ghamdi, a
spokesman for the Red Crescent in the Eastern Province, Saudi media
reported on Thursday.
The tragedy happened at around 10:30am and reports said a third car was involved in the accident.
In
a separate accident in the gulf country, two young men were killed when
their car crashed into a lamppost in Al Ihsa, an oasis region in
eastern Saudi Arabia.
Road
accidents are numerous and often tragic on Saudi roads despite regular
campaigns launched by the authorities to promote a safer traffic
culture.
The
massive presence of trucks and trailers and a tendency by all drivers
to speed are often blamed for the alarmingly high figures of accidents.
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