Car hits lamppost, driver dies

Abdullah Gharman
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
 

JAZAN — A young man died Saturday after his car crashed into a light pole in Jazan. The young man died while being taken by ambulance to Jazan General Hospital. Muhammad Al-Sumaili, spokesman for Jazan Health Affairs, said the 26-year-old man had sustained severe injuries in the accident. His body is kept in the morgue.

In Dhulum governorate, a Pakistani driver died inside his truck while it was parked at a rest area on Taif-Riyadh Road. Sources said there was no indication of foul play. Police also found medications and a prescription from a private hospital that was dated the same day, and it is suspected that he died of a lingering ailment.