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Bus crash in Jordan ends lives of four European tourists

AMMAN, Oct 27 (KUNA) -- Four European tourists were killed and 15 others wounded on Saturday in a collision between a bus and a car on the desert highway near Al-Qatrana Bridge in Karak in Jordan, medics said.
Rescue crews rushed to the scene of the crash and evacuated the dead and the injured to the Karak Government Hospital and nearby medical centers, Jordanian Civil Defense Department Spokesman Farid Al-Sharaa said in a statement.
The injured sustained moderate wounds, Al-Sharaa added.
As a result of the crash, the official said four people of Belgian nationality were killed, and the injured were French, Belgians and Jordanians.
Car accidents are common on the the 330-km desert highway which links the Jordanian capital and Al-Aqba city. (end) ab.mb KUNA 272309 Oct 12NNNN