RIYADH – Six members of a family died in a car accident on Friday while returning from Riyadh to Jizan after the school holiday celebration. The deceased were a husband, wife and their four children. The police said that the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.
Director of Laws and Regulations of Madina Traffic Department Colonel Dr. Zuhair bin Abdul Rahman Sharaf said.
Number one in the world
Saudi Arabia ranks first in the world in the number of road accidents. It is estimated that 17 people die in road accidents every day in the country. One death every 40 minutes. He said the number of injured has exceeded 68,000 annually and material losses have exceeded 13 billion Riyals annually.
In addition, Colonel Sharaf said that the number of casualties in Saudi Arabia has exceeded 86,000 in the last two decades, which is more than the number of casualties in various wars. The number of victims of road accidents is increasing. He said this while delivering a lecture at the Islamic University as part of the 29th Gulf Traffic Week.