Thiruvananthapuram: The bodies of the Malayalee nurses who died in a car accident in Saudi Arabia have been brought home. Relatives received the bodies of Ashwathi Vijayan from Thiruvananthapuram and Shinsey Philip from Kottayam. Both are nurses at Saudi King Khalid Hospital. On June 5, a taxi carrying nurses crashed in Najran. The other two injured Malayalee nurses and the driver are undergoing treatment.
The accident took place when another vehicle collided with the vehicle in which they were traveling. The accident took place near Yaduma, 100 km from Najran. Both died at the scene. Pratibha Cultural Venue Najran Central Committee Relief Convener and Jeddah Indian Consulate Community Welfare Member Anil Ramachandran,Abdul Ghafoor, a member of the Pratibha Khaladia Unit and a member of the Indian Consulate Community Welfare in Jeddah;
At the request of the family members and the Consulate General of Jeddah (directly by the Consul General), a Power of Attorney was issued on behalf of Anil Ramachandran and the proceedings were completed. The Thar Traffic Police Chief, Najran Governorate officials, King Khalid Hospital officials, Najran Regional Health Department officials and other Saudi government officials assisted in completing the procedures.
NORKA Director and CEO Harikrishnan Namboothiri was constantly calling and evaluating things. Norca has said it will deliver an ambulance. The bodies were sent to the Thiruvananthapuram airport. The Pratibha Central Committee thanked everyone who helped. Najran Pratibha also shared the grief of the families of Shinzi Philip and Ashwati Vijayan.