Three killed in collision in Basra’s Al-Hartha district
Several injured
Four dead in Basra and Najaf road incidents
BASRA/NAJAF — Two separate road incidents on Friday resulted in four fatalities and left several others injured in Basra’s Haritha district and Najaf’s Mishkhab district, according to security sources.
In Basra, a collision between a truck and four cars in the Sayyid al-Shuhada area of Haritha claimed the lives of three individuals. A security source told 964media, “The incident was caused by excessive speeding by the truck driver. Emergency teams responded promptly, transporting the deceased to the forensic department.” The collision also caused extensive traffic delays, with roads leading to the area blocked for several hours.
In Najaf’s Mishkhab district, a separate road event left a father dead while the mother and their child remain in critical condition. “The father lost control of the vehicle due to speeding, leading it to overturn and fall into a drainage canal near the rice research center in Mishkhab,” a security source explained. The vehicle did not come into contact with other cars.