One dead, 15 injured in various incidents

AMMAN — One man died and 15 people were injured on Thursday in various incidents across the Kingdom, according to the Civil Defence Department (CDD). In Karak, a 50-year-old man died when he was hit by a car.

In Amman, nine people were injured in two separate collision accidents in the industrial zone and on the Airport Highway, a CDD statement said. In Irbid, four people sustained injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Petra Street.

In Jerash, two people received mild burns and suffered breathing difficulties when an electric heater overturned and caused a fire in a house in Souf area.  The 15 injured people were transferred to hospitals and listed in fair condition, the statement added.