Appeal Set in Fatal Highway Crash Case

Court to Hear Two-Year Jail Sentence Challenge

TDT | Manama

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The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court set August 5 to hear the appeal of a driver sentenced to two years in prison for causing a traffic accident that killed one person and injured another.

Prosecutors said the defendant failed to exercise proper care while driving a company vehicle on Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Highway near Saar on May 4, 2026.

The collision occurred after a broken-down vehicle had stopped in the emergency lane and a tow truck driver arrived to assist. Despite seeing the two men ahead, the defendant allegedly failed to slow down, stop or change lanes, striking both victims. One later died from his injuries, while the other was injured. The crash also caused damage to the company vehicle.