Two dead, nine injured in various incidents

AMMAN — Two died and nine others were injured on Thursday in various incidents in the capital, Mafraq and Zarqa, according to a Civil Defence Department (CDD) statement.

A 10-year-old boy drowned in an agricultural pond in Mafraq, the CDD said. In Amman's Sahab neighbourhood, a man in his sixties died in a hit-and-run accident. Also on Thursday, West Amman CDD dealt with a four-vehicle pileup in the 2nd Circle area, which resulted in the injury of five people.

Four people were also injured in a two-vehicle collision in Zarqa's Sharq City. CDD personnel administered first aid to the injured and took to hospitals, where they were listed in fair condition.