A Kuwaiti man in his thirties has been detained following a motorcycle accident that claimed the life of an eight-year-old Kuwaiti boy in Salwa, according to a security source.
The incident was reported to the Interior Ministry’s operations room after the child was struck on an internal road in the area. Security personnel and paramedics rushed to the scene and found that the boy had succumbed to his injuries. The driver, also a Kuwaiti, told the authorities that he was driving at a moderate speed when the child suddenly crossed in front of his vehicle. He claimed that he attempted to avoid the collision but was unable to.
The driver has been detained as authorities are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
In a separate incident, a young man died after his motorcycle skidded off the road in Mutlaa.