Amman, Oct. 6 (Petra) -- Four people were killed and three others injured on Tuesday evening when a refrigerated truck crashed into a car and caught fire on the Aqaba back road, according to a statement by the Public Security Directorate (PSD).

A PSD spokesperson stated that civil defense and police teams in Aqaba responded to the accident, in which the overturned refrigerated truck landed on the passenger vehicle, causing both vehicles to burst into flames.

The crash resulted in four fatalities, with one victim suffering severe burns, while three others sustained injuries across various parts of their bodies.

Civil Defense personnel extinguished the blaze and extricated the deceased, transferring their bodies to Prince Hashem Military Hospital. Traffic authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.

//Petra// AF