A Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft on Sunday airlifted the bodies of a Jordanian family and two surviving children who were involved in a traffic accident on the Tabouk highway in Saudi Arabia, to the Kingdom upon the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces.

Five members of the family were killed in the accident which occurred on Saturday while they were driving to Jeddah after a short visit to Amman.

Upon arrival at the Marka Military Airport, the injured children were immediately transported to the King Hussein Medical Centre.