Newskarnataka – Kasargod

Kasargod: In a tragic accident, where four members of a family lost their lives at Mushail, about 60 km from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, on Sunday March 2, another person of the family has succumbed to injuries on Friday March 7.

The family that hailed from Kubanoor near Uppala in Kasargod had gone to on a Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca when the accident occurred.  The car in which they were travelling hit a road divider killing the four including a one-year-old child on the spot.

The deceased family members, 63-year-old Arabi and his wife 52-year-old Ayeshabi along with their son, 32-year-old Abdul Latif as well as Latif’s son, one-year-old Lisaan also died in the accident wherein their funeral was held at Umm al Hamam burial ground on Friday, March 7.

However Nisha, her children Lasaan and Lihaan, as well as Nisha’s brother Nisaar had suffered injuries and were admitted to a local hospital. Nisha breathed her last later on as she succumbed to her injuries. The children and another relative Haris are said to be recovering in a private hospital.

Abdul Latif, who lost his life in the accident, was working as manager in a Riyadh-based company for the last few years. He stayed with his family there since the past three years.