At least eight people were killed Wednesday in a traffic accident between a passenger bus and a transport vehicle on the international line in the central Al-Baydha governorate.

Local sources and eyewitnesses told Almasdar Online that the collision occurred at dawn between a passenger bus belonging to the Ben Muammar Transport company and another transport vehicle on the international line in the Al Mansour area in Al-Sheryah district of Al-Baydha governorate.

The incident killed at least eight passengers and injured others, while the number is still likely to increase. The injured were taken to The Elite Hospital in Radaa’ city for treatment, according to the same sources.

After closure of the main road between Sana'a and Marib as a result of the war, most transport vehicles and passenger buses are now travelling on the Marib -Al-Baydha line towards Sana'a, which is a series of mountains that has not been maintained for a long time, causing a large number of accidents.