VIDEO: 4 of a family killed in horrific Saudi road accident

Gulf Today Report

Four people from one family were killed on Saturday, and a fifth was injured in a terrible traffic accident in the Saudi city of Buraydah.

One of the vehicles caught fire after the accident, according to media reports.

The horrific accident occurred after two vehicles collided on King Faisal Road at Diras intersection, west of Buraydah.

Social media users circulated the accident video.

The video was captured by surveillance cameras in the area.

It showed the moment of the collision between the two vehicles.

This resulted in one of the vehicles flipping over several times and hitting a wall on the side of the road. The car caught fire and the victims were charred to death before paramedics could reach the site.

The remains of a charred car.

The authorities said the accident was the result of overspeeding.

In June, one person died and three people were injured in Saudi Arabia.

Sources in Saudi said the two overspeeding vehicles lost control and rolled over several times and crashed into a local shop.

Local media said, "Death of one person and the injury of three others in a terrible traffic accident between two vehicles."

In May, the security authorities in Jazan region found the body of a man on the roof of a mosque, hours after he had a terrible traffic accident, in which his car flipped over in the air.

The tragic accident took place in the Bat’han neighbourhood in the Al Aridhah Governorate, east of Jazan.

Investigations indicated that the accident occurred due to excessive speed, and ended with the vehicle falling in the yard of a house.

As a result of the violent accident, the body of the driver was thrown away on top of the roof of a mosque.

Another person was seriously injured in the accident.