Bahraini dies in Iraq car accident
Manama : A Bahraini citizen was killed and six others were injured in a horrific traffic accident in Khafji area near the Saudi-Kuwaiti border in Iraq yesterday.
DT News has learnt that the deceased was identified as Mohammed Ali Matrook, 45, from Al Musalla village. He is survived by wife and two children. Matrook’s father and younger brother walked out of the accident with minor injuries. The accident took place when the seven men were returning from a pilgrimage trip to Karbala. Sources confirmed that “they hired an Iraqi driver to transport them to the Iraqi-Kuwaiti borders”.
“The driver snoozed while driving on the freeway in Samawa City, 280 kilometres southeast of Baghdad, en-route to Safwan exit on the Kuwaiti borders. The car overturned multiple times at high speed,” the source added.
The Bahraini Consulate General in Najaf confirmed that the six injured men were taken to a local hospital and their condition is stable, as they sustained minor injuries.
The consulate also said that the Iraqi driver survived the accident and that it’s (the consulate) is following up on the formalities with the Iraqi authorities. Hundreds of Bahrainis visit Iraq to perform a pilgrimage known as the “Arbaeen visit” during this time of the year, as part of the Ashoora commemorations.
Matrook is the third Bahraini citizen to die in this year’s pilgrimage. DT News reported last week that Ahmed Al Shabbaq, 14, died in a traffic accident last Tuesday while on the way to Iraq to perform the religious visit. Dr. Ali Hilal also died in Karbala on Thursday due to a heart attack.
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