KUWAIT CITY, Oct 21: An Asian expatriate in his forties was fatally run over yesterday morning by a car driven by a Kuwaiti citizen in his thirties, in a tragic road accident near Jaber Al-Ali.

According to a security source, the Ministry of Interior’s operations room received an urgent report early yesterday from the same citizen, who informed authorities that he had struck a person while driving. Rescue police and ambulance patrols were immediately dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, officers found that the expatriate had been crossing the road when he was hit, sustaining fatal injuries. The driver told authorities that he was taken by surprise and could not avoid the collision.

A forensic evidence officer and a forensic doctor were called to the site to examine the scene. Following their assessment, the expatriate’s body was transferred to the appropriate medical facility for post-mortem procedures.

Authorities are continuing their investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.