Kurdistan
The aftermath of the accident on July 24, 2024. Photo: Sulaimani traffic police on Facebook
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A traffic accident in Sulaimani province on Wednesday resulted in the death of two people and the injury of two others.
The accident occurred at around 9:15 am local time, with Saman Nadir, the head of Sulaimani health directorate's emergency unit saying that several emergency teams were dispatched to the site of the accident on the Sulaimani - Arbat road.
Bakhtyar Mohammed, the media director of Sulaimani traffic police directorate told Rudaw that the crash occurred between two vehicles, one of which was a taxi. One of the vehicles was heading towards Arbat when it lost control and veered into the lane going towards the direction of Sulaimani.
Two people were killed in the crash and two others are severely injured, according to Mohammed.
Car accidents are a common occurrence in the Kurdistan Region in comparison to many countries.
In November, Bahman Abdullah, spokesperson for Sulaimani traffic police, said they had reported over 600 car accidents in the province from January to August of 2023, resulting in 92 people killed and 2,189 others wounded.
Over 3,700 traffic accidents occurred across the Kurdistan Region in 2022, killing at least 445 people and injuring 7,250 others, according to data from the Region’s general traffic police directorate.
The accident occurred at around 9:15 am local time, with Saman Nadir, the head of Sulaimani health directorate's emergency unit saying that several emergency teams were dispatched to the site of the accident on the Sulaimani - Arbat road.
Bakhtyar Mohammed, the media director of Sulaimani traffic police directorate told Rudaw that the crash occurred between two vehicles, one of which was a taxi. One of the vehicles was heading towards Arbat when it lost control and veered into the lane going towards the direction of Sulaimani.
Two people were killed in the crash and two others are severely injured, according to Mohammed.
Car accidents are a common occurrence in the Kurdistan Region in comparison to many countries.
In November, Bahman Abdullah, spokesperson for Sulaimani traffic police, said they had reported over 600 car accidents in the province from January to August of 2023, resulting in 92 people killed and 2,189 others wounded.
Over 3,700 traffic accidents occurred across the Kurdistan Region in 2022, killing at least 445 people and injuring 7,250 others, according to data from the Region’s general traffic police directorate.
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