A devastating car crash in Sabha City tragically resulted in the death of three individuals who were burnt alive, as reported by the General Hospital of Barak. The accident involved a direct collision between two vehicles on the Barak Al-Shuwerf road, with one originating from Barak City and the other from Sabha City.
The impact was so severe that one of the cars was entirely engulfed in flames, leading to the unfortunate death of two men and one woman. The hospital’s emergency department is currently overseeing the situation and the investigation is ongoing to ascertain further details about this incident.
In April, seven people were killed in a traffic accident after two cars collided, in the east of the country.
The accident occurred on the Coastal Road between Ras Lanuf and Sidra. An entire family of five died, in addition to two other victims in the other car.
The two cars caught fire, and firefighters tried to control the intensely burning flames, which left the two vehicles charred.
In October 2022, a family of eight were killed in a traffic accident in the Umm Al-Gharaniq area, east of Sirte.
The incident occurred after a small car and a passenger bus collided with a herd of camels on the Ras Lanuf-Ajdabiya road. A man, his wife, four sons, and two daughters were killed in the accident.
The phenomenon of loose camels is widespread on highways, in several regions of Libya. These are known to cause traffic accidents, resulting in human and material losses.
In 2021, the then-Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced that 1,761 deaths were recorded in 4,131 traffic accidents between January-November 2020.
The Ministry noted in a statement that 1,743 people were severely injured, and 1,532 others sustained minor injuries.
“As a result of those accidents, 6,641 cars were damaged, while the total value of losses was estimated at 280 million Libyan Dinars.