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Five family members killed in Saudi car accident
According to the Gulf media, the car collided with another car on Makkah Riyadh Road.
Makkah: In a very tragic incident, five members of a family were killed in an accident in Saudi Arabia including five children and father, however mother sustained the injuries.
According to details, the family was from United Arab Emirates (UAE) who had come to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and was on the way back to UAE.
According to the Gulf media, the car collided with another car on Makkah Riyadh Road.
Those who died as a result of the accident were Jordanian citizens of Palestinian origin. The father has been identified as Malik Kharma and his four children are Akram, Maya, Dana and Dima.
It is reported that the mother, the only survivor of the accident, was rushed to a local hospital, where her condition is said to be improving. It is unclear when the accident occurred, with no details released by authorities.