“Drunk” Asian Bus Driver Kills Bahraini Man in Head-On Highway Collision

A Bahraini man was killed on the spot in a tragic traffic accident that occurred on Shaikh Isa bin Salman Highway last night (Sunday).

This happened after the deceased collided head-on with a bus being driven on the wrong direction of the highway by an Asian driver, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol and was apprehended by the police.

Interior Ministry confirmed in a tweet: “A man died when a wrong-way driving bus hit a vehicle on Shaikh Isa bin Salman Highway towards King Fahad Causeway near the North Sehla area. Relevant procedures are being taken.”

However, the ministry didn’t reveal any further information about the mishap and instructed drivers to seek alternative roads to avoid being stuck in the traffic congestion caused by the accident.

The accident occurred near the exit to Sehla and Isa Town from the highway. Traffic flow on the busy road was halted for more than two hours before the concerned authorities moved both vehicles and restored the ordinary movement of traffic.

Tribune has learned that the deceased has been identified as Ali Al Haddar, a Bahraini social worker in his mid-twenties from the village of Hamala in the Northern Governorate. His body will be laid to rest in Hamala graveyard at 4 pm today (Monday).

He was mourned by hundreds of citizens, who demanded to apply maximum punishment against the driver, who was reportedly drunk.

Several footages posted on social media networks showed cars avoiding the “maniac” bus driver while he was driving against the oncoming traffic on one of the busiest highways on the island.

Videos of the deceased’s vehicle being stuck under the bus and the halted traffic on the highway were also being circulated online. No further details were available on the fate of the driver.