Asian driver jailed for manslaughter

The Lower Criminal Court has sentenced an Asian driver to six months behind bars for accidentally causing the death of a man in a road accident. The incident occurred on Bahrain Bay Avenue, where the defendant was driving a construction truck. The truck hit the victim who was riding a bicycle and the man was announced dead at the scene after suffering injuries in the accident.

“I was heading to Bahrain Diyar. I saw three men on bicycles. Though I tried to avoid them, the suspension lift hit one of them,” the Asian confessed to committing the act. The coroner’s report showed that the victim suffered broken bones in the left humerus and head injuries, which led to his death.

The Lower Criminal Court termed the death as manslaughter rather than murder and sentenced the Asian man to six months for irresponsible driving.