Three members of a Gulf family died on Friday night in a collision east of Al-Owaiqliah town, about 70 km from Ar'ar, when their vehicle rear-ended a truck parked on the roadside. The mother in her 40s, her son and daughter, died in the accident, while the head of the family sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Ar'ar Central Hospital. Maj. Kamal Al-Munawwar, acting spokesman of the Northern Frontier Region Police, said the dead were taken to the Al-Owaiqliah Hospital morgue and further investigations are continuing.