Three Malaysian students killed, two injured in road accident

AMMAN — Three Malaysian students enrolled at Karak’s Mutah University died in a road accident in Safawi, near the city of Mafraq in the capital’s north on Saturday morning, and two others were injured, Malaysia’s embassy said in a statement.

The accident occurred when the vehicle of the Malaysian students, “who were on a visit programme”, was hit by a vehicle from the opposite direction.  

The injured are receiving treatment at Mafraq Hospital, the embassy said in a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times, adding that it is arranging for their transferral to Amman in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. 

“The victims’ families have been contacted, and all related arrangements are being attended to by the embassy,” the statement said.

The students killed are Fatin Ikmal Idziyanibinti Che Aziz, Hana’ binti Azhar and Al Najiatun Nailah binti Mohd Safie, while the injured are Fatin Noor Syahirah binti Ramli and Muhammad Izzam Hasif bin Anuwar — all third-year students at Mutah University.

The embassy commended the government’s cooperation and assistance over the issue, also thanking Mutah University and Mafraq’s Al al Bayt University, the Mafraq hospital, traffic police, Malaysian Students’ Association of Mutah, Malaysian Students’ Association of Mafraq, and Malaysian students in Mutah, Mafraq and Irbid.