{"id":13384,"date":"2026-02-25T04:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13384"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:24:54","slug":"children-among-16-killed-in-car-crash-in-southern-yemen-transport-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13384","title":{"rendered":"Children among 16 killed in car crash in southern Yemen | Transport News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>A bus collided with a truck in Yemen\u2019s second-deadliest traffic accident in recent years, and the worst so far in 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zaid-1770736748.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 25 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">25 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least 16 people, including eight women and children, have been killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in southern Yemen, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred in the Lahmar area of the Al-Mahfad district, on a key transit route linking the provinces of Abyan and Shabwa, authorities said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The impact of the two vehicles led to a catastrophic fire that engulfed the small bus, leaving no survivors among the passengers, Turkiye\u2019s Anadolu news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Reuters news agency, citing a statement issued by security officials, said the accident was the result of \u201cimproper overtaking\u201d on a dangerous bend in the road, while the bus\u2019s use of gas as a fuel \u201ccaused an immediate fire that resulted in everyone inside being burned\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s crash was the second-deadliest traffic accident in Yemen in recent years, and the worst so far in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 17 people were killed in a horrific crash on a dangerous mountain road in the Abyan province.<\/p>\n<p>Local observers have pointed to several contributing factors for the high death toll in road accidents, including Yemen\u2019s rugged terrain that creates naturally hazardous conditions, as well as neglected road infrastructure. More than a decade of ongoing conflict between government forces and Houthi rebels has left Yemen\u2019s road networks in a state of severe disrepair.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen has been rocked by violence and instability since 2014, when the Houthis captured much of the country, including the capital, Sanaa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bus collided with a truck in Yemen\u2019s second-deadliest traffic accident in recent years, and the worst so far in 2026. 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