Child Killed and Dozens Injured in Tragic Bus Crash on Al-Abr International Road
Child Killed and Dozens Injured in Tragic Bus Crash on Al-Abr International Road
A child and five other people were killed, while 19 others were injured, in a tragic traffic accident that occurred Friday evening on the Al-Abr international road in Hadramout governorate, eastern Yemen.
Medical sources at Al-Abr Hospital said the hospital received 25 victims from the accident, including six fatalities — a child and five adult men — in addition to 19 injured people. Among the injured were five critical cases, including one woman and four adult men, while the remaining injuries were described as minor.
According to informed sources, the accident resulted from a violent collision between a passenger bus belonging to Al-Baraka Transport Company, which was arriving from Saudi Arabia, and a large transport truck (Dyna) on the international highway linking Hadramout and Marib governorates.
The incident sparked widespread grief and shock among travelers and local residents, amid renewed calls for stronger road safety measures on international highways to prevent recurring deadly accidents.
