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Kuwait University Student dies, sister in ICU, seriously injured

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28/06/2025

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28/06/2025

Kuwait University Student dies, sister in ICU, seriously injured

KUWAIT CITY, June 28: A Kuwait University student died in a horrific traffic accident on the internal road at Sabah Al-Salem University City (Shadadiya) which also caused serious injuries to her sister. A security source told the daily that the Operations Unit in the Ministry of Interior received information about a collision and rollover accident at the university. Officers from the Farwaniya Governorate Traffic Department, Shadadiya Fire Department, and emergency police units were immediately dispatched to the scene. According to the source, traffic patrols discovered that two vehicles collided at an intersection, causing one of them to overturn.

The impact led to the death of a young woman and left her sister, who was with her, severely injured. The source added that security personnel arrested the other driver involved in the accident, who is also a citizen and a university student. Firefighters recovered the victim’s body, which was referred to the Forensic Medicine Department, while emergency medical teams transported the injured woman to the hospital. Investigators in the Farwaniya Governorate requested footage from the Security and Safety Department at Sabah Al-Salem University City to assist their inquiry. Surveillance cameras confirmed that one of the vehicles ran a red light at the intersection, resulting in the tragic accident.