Aqaba:Four people lost their lives and three others were injured following a collision between a refrigerated truck and a car on Tuesday evening on the Aqaba back road.
According to Jordan News Agency, the accident involved the truck crashing into the car, overturning, and subsequently catching fire. The impact caused both vehicles to ignite.
Emergency response teams from the civil defense and police departments arrived at the scene, where they found the truck had landed on top of the passenger vehicle. As a result of the crash, four individuals died, including one who suffered severe burns. Three others were injured, sustaining wounds in various parts of their bodies.
Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames and retrieved the bodies of the deceased, who were then transported to Prince Hashem Military Hospital. Meanwhile, traffic authorities have initiated an investigation to uncover the cause of the accident.