Pakistani killed in accident

Published July 8, 2002

KUWAIT CITY, July 7: A Pakistani identified as Akhtar Habibullah was killed on the spot in a jet-ski accident in Kuwait.

The accident happened when the victim’s jet-ski was rammed by another jet-ski driven by a four-year-old Jordanian boy, Mohammad Ali Waleed.

According to police Akhtar Habibullah died on the spot while the child suffered serious injuries and was admitted to a hospital.

Witnesses said that Mohammad Ali was on a jet-ski with his father who was teaching him how to drive the jet-ski, when his father accidentally tumbled into the sea, leaving his kid in control.

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