A Saudi news outlet reported the death of a student who was fatally struck by a car driven by his schoolmate after leaving the school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The victim was a student at an intermediate school in Al Rashidiya 2 district of Mecca and was hit by the car of another student at the same school complex, Sabq added.
He was transferred to a local hospital where he died of wounds sustained in the accident.
An eyewitness told the newspaper that the mishap occurred Thursday in a street near the educational complex after the high school student's car swerved and hit another student walking home after school ended.
Authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
Saudi Arabia started its new school year on August 20 following a two-month summer break.
