An "emergency plan" was activated to ferry and treat crash victims after a passenger coach and heavy truck collided early today, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
The ministry tweeted "Nizwa Hospital has received seven injured victims through the Ministry Of Health ambulance, Royal Oman Police helicopters and ambulances, along with the Oman Royal Army ambulance."
The total number of injuries reported by the Ministry now stands at 41, with seven of them critical, five serious, two moderate and 27 minor.
Four governorates are now involved in receiving the injured from this morning's crash, according to a stream of tweets from the Ministry of Health. Emergency flights have airlifted the injured to Dhofar, Al Wusta, Ad Dakhalia and Muscat.
Dhofar is assisting Haima hospital in supplying a number of ambulances, while Khoula Hospital is preparing a number of intensive car beds in anticipation of assisting Nizwa Hospital with the crash victims.
Source: Timesofoman
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