Four army personnel killed, four injured in road accident

AMMAN — Four soldiers were killed and four others were injured on Thursday morning in a traffic accident near the Yarmouk River in the Kingdom’s northern region, a Jordan Armed Forces source said.

The military vehicle carrying the eight soldiers was heading to a battalion stationed in Irbid’s Bani Kinanah District near Yarmouk village on the border with Syria, when it overturned and fell into a valley near the river, some 90km north of Amman, the source said.

The accident took place at around 7:40am, the army source told The Jordan Times on condition of anonymity.

The injured were taken to Al Hussein Medical Centre, where they were reported to be in fair condition.

Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Abdullah Ensour visited the injured later on Thursday and wished them a speedy recovery, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Royal Medical Services (RMS) Director General Maj. Gen. Khalaf Sarhan briefed Ensour on the condition of the soldiers.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mashal Al Zaben also visited the injured servicemen on Thursday and checked on their condition, according to Petra.

He urged the RMS director to ensure that they receive the necessary medical services.