5 family members killed in traffic collision in N. Iraq


By Jamal

BAGHDAD, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Five members of the same family were killed and three others injured on Friday in a traffic accident in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, according to police and medical sources.

Adnan al-Obaidi from the Kirkuk traffic directorate told Xinhua that the crash involved a collision between two vehicles, attributing the incident to "high speed and inattention of the drivers."

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