Saudi Arabia: Truck loaded with sand falls from bridge into tunnel in Riyadh

Abu Dhabi: A truck loaded with sand fell from Al Nahda bridge into Omar Bin Abdulaziz underpass in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, hitting a car and killing its 30-year-old Sudanese driver, police said.

Rescue teams rushed to the scene and came to the rescue of a person with minor injuries. The man received first-aid on the spot, Colonel Nawaf Al Sudairi, the media spokesperson for Riyadh Traffic Department, said.

Authorities were investigating into the accident, he added