26.08.2026 14:32
In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), 4 people died and 8 were injured after an excessively speeding truck entered the wrong way and collided with 8 vehicles.
In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq, 4 people lost their lives and 8 were injured when an overly fast truck entered the wrong way and collided with 8 vehicles.
TRUCK ENTERED THE WRONG WAY
On the Ksenzenan road in Erbil, the capital of the KRG, a truck loaded with flour, which was speeding and went out of control, entered the wrong way and plowed into 8 vehicles. In a statement, Erbil Traffic General Directorate Spokesperson Colonel Himen Hemad stated that 4 people, including the truck driver, lost their lives in the terrible accident, and 8 people were injured.
8 VEHICLES BECAME COMPLETELY UNUSABLE
Hemad reported that 8 vehicles became completely unusable in the accident, and some vehicles also suffered material damage. The injured were taken to hospitals after the initial intervention of health teams dispatched to the scene.