Driver surrenders

Three-year-old girl dies in Najaf after being hit by a truck

NAJAF — A three-year-old girl died Saturday after being struck by a truck while attempting to cross Rak Al-Haswa Street in Al-Mishkhab, south of Najaf, according to a local source.

The source stated that “excessive speed” was a contributing factor in the deadly incident. The truck driver has surrendered to the police following the accident.

Traffic fatalities continue to be a major concern in Iraq. In another incident on Saturday, two people died in a collision involving two trucks on the road leading to Nasiriyah International Airport in Dhi Qar Governorate.

On Friday, two separate incidents led to four deaths and left several others injured in Basra’s Haritha district and Najaf’s Al-Mishkhab district.