Kuwait Civil Defense near the location of the accident - press photo
CAIRO – 1 April 2018: A total of 15 workers were killed, including five Egyptians, and three others were injured Sunday in a collision involving two busses near Burgan oil field in Kuwait.
The victims belong to Burgan Drilling, a subcontractor for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). They include seven Indians and three Pakistanis, Mohammed Al-Basri, head of public relations at KOC, told AFP. Later the company issued a formal statement on it's official Twitter account, explaining the collision in detail.
Howayda Essam, an Egyptian diplomat in Kuwait, told Middle East News Agency that the consulate is following the situation closely. She added that the consulate contacted Kuwaiti officials once it learned that Egyptian nationals were among the victims.
She said the consulate has urged Kuwaiti authorities to finish the procedures required to move the five bodies to Egypt.
The injured workers include a Kuwaiti and two Indians, one of whom in a critical condition, Basri added. The wounded were rushed to hospitals near the location of the accident.
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