Driver’s snooze causes seven injuries

An Egyptian family of seven was injured when their vehicle overturned in Saudi Arabia after its driver fell asleep, the Saudi Arabic language daily Alyoum reported on Thursday.

The two men, two women and three children were travelling from Taif to Riyadh when the driver fell asleep and lost control of the minibus, it said. “The car skid off the road and overturned many times. All family members were injured and taken to hospital,” it added.