Riyadh, July 06: Seven persons from a single family died and 12 others were injured in a 25-vehicle pile up near the town of Al-Azama on the Jizan to Bish highway Sunday.
The accident, reportedly a result of poor visibility due to high winds and dust, was said by eye witnesses to have begun when a fuel truck collided with a car transporting the family.
Rescue services were rushed to the site and the injured were taken to Bish Hospital, only a few kilometers from the scene of the accident.
–Agencies–