2 Dead in Qab Elias Collision, 3 Hurt in 15 Cars, Truck Pileup in Bchamoun

Two people were killed Monday in a tragic traffic accident on the road of the Bekaa town of Qab Elias.

The Traffic Management Center posted on its Twitter account a picture showing a collision between a truck, a tanker and a car at the Jdita intersection on the Qab Elias road.

Two people were killed in the accident according to the TMC.

Earlier on Monday, three people were injured when an overloaded truck collided with 15 cars on the Bchamoun-Khaldeh road, the Center reported.

The truck driver reportedly faced a problem with the brakes and smashed the cars in front of him.

Media reports said that the truck was also overloaded and the driver lost control over it after the brakes stopped working.

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