8-Year-Old Kuwaiti Child Killed in Salwa Hit-and-Run; Young Man Dies in Mutlaa Motorcycle Crash

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: An eight-year-old Kuwaiti child was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the Salwa area, while a young man died in a separate motorcycle rollover in Mutlaa.

Security forces detained a Kuwaiti citizen in his thirties in connection with the Salwa accident.

According to a security source, the Operations Room received a report of a hit-and-run accident on an internal street in Salwa. Security personnel and medical emergency teams rushed to the scene, where they found that the child had died from his injuries.

The driver reportedly told authorities that he had been travelling at a moderate speed when the child crossed in front of his vehicle. He said he tried to avoid hitting the child but was unable to prevent the collision.

The driver was detained, and legal procedures are underway to establish the circumstances of the accident.

In a separate incident, a young man born in 1993 died after the black German-made motorcycle he was riding overturned in the Mutlaa area.

A security source said the Operations Room received a report of a death at a hospital. Initial information indicated that the young man had been involved in a motorcycle rollover accident.

Authorities are following up on the circumstances of the fatal incident.