Eight dead after fatal crash on Oman road

A crash between two vehicles in Wilayat Haima has left eight dead, according to a statement from the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

Of the eight casualties, six were Omani citizens while two were Yemeni nationals.

The accident took place 30 kilometres south of Haima, and two of the injured were airlifted to a hospital in Nizwa.

And early statement from the ROP read, "A collision between two vehicles, 30 km south of Haima, resulted in five deaths and seven injuries between moderate to severe."

The ROP then said the death toll from the crash had risen to eight: "The number of fatalities has increased to eight deaths, in which six were citizens and two Yemeni nationals."

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