Injured family members airlifted to Amman

23 August 2008

Upon the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, the Royal Air Force airlifted the members of a Jordanian family who were injured in a traffic accident on Thursday to the King Hussein Medical Centre from the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

Two children of the eight-member family died in the accident, while the others sustained moderate to minor injuries.