At least 8 people were killed and 7 others injured due to a horrific traffic accident which took place at Abs district in Hajjah province, according to Saba. General Manager of Traffic Department in the province Ahmed al-Masiabi said to the state-run 26 Sep.net that accident was due to a crash between a pickup carrying 15 persons and a lorry. Al-Masiabi pointed out the wrongly overtaking and the exceeding speed of the passenger car were the main reasons for the accident.