Friday, April 5, 2013

Pilgrims die as truck crashes into airport in Saudi Arabia


Jeddah: A service truck crashed into a passenger lounge at Jeddah international airport in Saudi Arabia, killing two Iranian pilgrims and injuring four others, reports said on Friday.
The truck, driven by a Nepalese man, careered through the glass panes of the King Abdulaziz International Airport terminal on Thursday, the reports said, citing the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority.
The Iranians had been waiting to board a flight to Tehran after pilgrimages to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Iran’s Arabic-language Al Alam television said the two passengers who died were in their sixties and that two of the four injured were treated on the spot and able to travel, while the other two were hospitalised
The Nepalese truck driver was arrested and an investigation launched into the accident, Saudi media reports said.

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