“Motorist Runs Over 15 Cyclists in Kuwait as Authorities Tackle Run-Over Accidents”

A motorist ran over about 15 people, in Kuwait, while they were practicing bicycle sports, causing them various injuries, and he fled from the scene of the accident before he later turned himself in to the police.

Pictures and video clips of the incident were spread on social media, during which the injured and around them show their grades, and some of them suffer from various injuries.

The incident took place on Friday morning on the Arabian Gulf Street, when the driver ran over 15 people of Asian nationalities, while a group of people were practicing cycling “without permission and authorization” from the concerned authorities of the Ministry of Interior and not providing them with protection, according to a statement by the “Interior Ministry”. Kuwaiti.

After the incident, the accused fled from the scene of the accident, and a “run-and-run” case was registered against him, according to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior.

Hours later, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced that the person who caused the run-over incident had surrendered to the security authorities.

In Kuwait, run-over accidents constitute a major concern for the competent authorities because of the loss of life and severe human injuries that sometimes lead to permanent disabilities, as well as damage to public and private property, according to a previous report by the newspaper.newsKuwaiti.

Annually, about 243 run-over accidents occur in Kuwait, and a large number of them occur due to non-compliance with the places designated for pedestrian crossing in violation of the traffic law, according to the newspaper.