The General Court in Riyadh has ordered a road works company to pay out SR240,000 in blood money for the deaths of two persons in a traffic accident that occurred in Ramadan. The company was also told to pay for the medical costs of a third person injured in the incident. The court blamed the contracted firm for delays in completing works at a junction near Al-Hufeira on the Taif to Riyadh road, and for failing to place warning signs and introduce other safety measures at the site. A report from traffic authorities held the company “100 percent” responsible for the accident, and an official said security authorities in Dhulum have presented three further claims from persons injured in accidents at the same site in the same month. “Fourteen accidents were registered at the site due to the failure to complete the works,” the official said. “No signs or other safety precautions were placed at the site, and the surface of the road at the junction was left uneven and with potholes for a long time.”
