8 killed in Saudi car-camel crash

A car carrying 11 people rammed into a camel in Saudi Arabia and overturned off the road, killing eight and injuring the remaining passengers.

The car was moving on a motorway in the southern Asir province when the driver was caught off guard by a camel crossing over.

The vehicle hit the camel and veered off the road before overturning, Sabq newspaper said, quoting a police spokesman.

“Six passengers died on the spot while two died on the way to hospital…the other three suffered from medium to serious injuries,” the spokesman said without mentioning what happened to the camel.

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