Muscat, May 21 (ONA) - A statistic released by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said that the road accidents during last week resulted in the death of 24 people and the injury of 156 people. The highest mortalities were recorded at the Al Batinah Region where seven people died compared to five in the A'Dakhiliyah Region, four in the Al Dhahirah Region , three in the A'Sharqiyah Region, two people in the Governorate of Dhofar and the Al Wusta Region and one person in the Governorate of Muscat. The collision among vehicles is the most common type of accident during the period with 66 traffic accidents compared to 31 collisions with fixed body, 24 roll over and 15 run over. The most fatal of these accidents was the collision between two vehicles on the highway in the Wilayat of Sumail in the A'Dakhiliyah Region. The accident resulted in the death of three people. The accident took place when the driver of a light vehicle, accompanied by a passenger, was driving on the dual carriageway from Nizwa towards Muscat. After passing al Afiah Bridge in the Wilayat of Sumail, his vehicle drifted to the right to hit a truck and trailer that was idle outside the road. The accident resulted in the death of all those in the vehicle, in addition to severe damage to their vehicle and moderate damage to the truck. On the other hand, policemen at Dhank Police Satiation and the Civil Defence in the Wilayat of Ibri today managed to save 2 people caught at one of the mountains in the wilaya.
The policemen helped them out of the mountain at which they were caught. The policemen provided them with required assistance and tools. The Directorate General of Operations has received a notification requesting assistance to help two people to get out of a mountain at which they were trapped while seeking honey. Royal Oman Police (ROP) also arrested six Pakistanis who were selling international calls through internet in the Wilayat of Haima in the Al Wusta Region. The Directorate General of Intelligence and Criminal Investigation has earlier received information in this regard after which it arrested the criminal with the devices used and funds in their possession. The international calls through internet protocol without a license is a violation to the provision of article No. 20 of the Telecommunications Regulatory Act, which stipulates that 'No person is permitted to either establish or operate a Telecommunication system, nor provide telecommunications services, unless after obtaining a license pursuant to the provisions of this Act, unless it is decided to exempt him pursuant to the regulations issued for this purpose. --- Ends/ MS/KH
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