6 killed in head-on collision in Thumrait

A horrific head-on collision on the Thumrait highway at 9.25pm on Wednesday left both drivers and 4 of their passengers dead and 1 gravely injured. The crash occurred when the first vehicle travelling in the direction of Salalah from the north unexpectedly met with a second vehicle in his lane recklessly overtaking from the opposite direction. Due to the proximity of the vehicles, they collided head-on instantly killing the driver and all 3 members of his family in the first vehicle and the driver and 1 of his passengers in the second vehicle. A second passenger remained gravely injured.