AL-AHSA – A head-on collision between a truck and a bus carrying Omanis left nine people dead and 41 others injured on Thursday. The accident occurred 120 kms away from Al-Ahsa, near Khuraiss. The Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Ahsa confirmed that the Emergency and Crises Administration dispatched 24 medical teams to the accident site. The directorate said nine died on the spot, and two of the injured were taken to the Riyadh Region by air ambulance of the Saudi Red Crescent Society, while 39 others are being treated in the hospitals of the governorate. Fahd Al-Ghamdi, spokesman of the Saudi Red Crescent in the Eastern Province said the injured were taken to Al-Ahsa and Al-Mousa hospitals and Khuraiss Health Center after providing them with first aid.