Ahmed Al-Khalid was struggling with painful memories as he described the death of his sister Nada, who was run over while trying to cross a major road in the city of Tabuk. Nada was hit by a car and she died instantly. "I was trying to cross the road with her to get to the shops on the other side. Cars were moving quickly and after a long wait we decided to walk. I was in front of Nada and we were moving quickly when suddenly a reckless driver came our way. I tried to pull Nada away but failed. She was run over," said Al-Khalid in tears. He blamed the death of his sister on a lack of pedestrian bridges on main roads and highways in Tabuk. If bridges existed, they would have helped avoid the danger of people being hit by cars. "Tabuk authorities are responsible for the death of many innocent people who were run over in main roads. Women and children, who don't have means of transportation, need to walk to their destinations. But the threat of being hit by vehicles makes it impossible for them to walk safely," said Al-Khalid. Hind and Nora Al-Atawi said they regularly go shopping accompanied by their children in one of the malls and they often get there on foot. "We're always at the risk of being run over on the way. We see reckless drivers speeding without taking into account pedestrians crossing the streets. We wish that we have bridges for pedestrians in place," said the sisters. Okaz/Saudi Gazette brought the residents' demands for pedestrian bridges to the attention of Ibrahim Ghabban, undersecretary for services at Tabuk Municipality. He said a bridge would soon come up on King Abdulaziz Road, adding that work on the bridge is already under way.
