Asian driver gets 10 years in jail in Bahrain

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The Traffic Court served the highest penalty of 10-year imprisonment to an Asian man after he caused a traffic accident that led to the death of five men.

The defendant caused the incident which happened in August at Salman port, killing five Asian men.

He was driving a goods truck at the port and he was drunk, as a result of which lost control over the vehicle and crashed the victims’ vehicle which was on the other side of the road.

The incident splashed cut their car into two halves. The defendant admitted to the charges levelled against him, including drunk driving.