A Renault Kerax cargo truck involved in a deadly traffic collision that killed two young brothers near Msydan subdistrict in Garmian. The impact caused part of the vehicle to catch fire. Photo by Garmian Traffic.
Sulaymaniyah
Two young brothers killed in motorcycle crash with cargo truck in Garmian
SULAYMANIYAH — Two brothers, ages 7 and 9, died Monday in a traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a cargo vehicle in the Maydan subdistrict of the Garmian autonomous administration, local officials said.
Samal Ali, spokesperson for the Garmian traffic police, told 964media that the crash occurred on the road between Maydan and Hajilar village. “A traffic incident occurred on the road from Maydan to Hajilar village between a cargo vehicle and a motorcycle, resulting in the deaths of two individuals,” Ali said.
The victims, both students, were riding the motorcycle at the time of the crash, according to Khalid Abdulkarim, head of the Maydan health center. “The two brothers were students, aged 7 and 9, and the accident happened while they were returning from school,” he said.
The Garmian Traffic Directorate said part of the vehicle involved in the collision caught fire, though it did not provide further details on the cause.
Traffic police arrived at the scene shortly after the crash and have opened an investigation.
