(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — The mayor of Zgharta, Lebanon died on Thursday following a serious traffic accident on the Karantina highway.
Engineer Toufik Moawad was driving a black Audi Q7 at 4:45 am when he rear-ended a parked truck, according to the National News Agency.
Mouawad was rushed to nearby Haddad Hospital where he died from his injuries.
Several other accidents were reported across Lebanon on Thursday, leaving at least five people injured, according to the Traffic Management Center.
A pick-up truck reportedly overturned on the Jiyyeh highway, resulting in two injuries and heavy traffic along the highway.
An individual was also injured when his vehicle overturned along the Emile Lahoud highway. The Traffic Management
Center also reports two other injuries after a vehicle overturned on Qob Elias-Chtaura main road.