Five killed in horrific crash on Beirut-Sidon coastal highway
Dubai: Five people were killed and several others injured in a major traffic accident on the coastal highway linking Beirut and Sidon in Lebanon, authorities said. The crash occurred near the Siblin junction in Wadi Al Zeina, in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. Lebanon’s Traffic Management Centre initially…
A devastating traffic accident claimed the lives of five individuals and left several others injured on the Beirut-Sidon coastal highway in Lebanon. The collision occurred near the Siblin junction in the Wadi Al Zeina area of the Chouf district in Mount Lebanon. Lebanon’s Traffic Management Centre initially reported injuries following a high-speed crash involving a truck and multiple vehicles on the Siblin road leading towards Wadi Al Zeina.
The Lebanese Civil Defence later confirmed that five people had lost their lives in the accident, which occurred when a pick-up vehicle overturned near the Siblin junction. Emergency services, including ambulances and Civil Defence teams, responded swiftly to the scene, providing cutting and rescue operations to extricate victims from the wreckage.
The injured were promptly transported to local hospitals for medical treatment, while the bodies of those killed were also removed from the scene.
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