Oman officials say 2 British women hit by car, killed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Officials in Oman say two British women are dead and one British man is injured after being hit by a car in the sultanate.

The Royal Oman Police said on Twitter on Friday the crash happened in Salalah near its Haffa market. It said the driver of the car did not have a license and an investigation into the crash had begun.

Oman’s Tourism Ministry identified the victims’ nationalities. It said the British man hit was in a local hospital in a stable condition.

The officials did not name those involved in the crash. Local media reported that the crash happened Thursday.

Salalah is 860 kilometres (540 miles) southwest of Oman’s capital, Muscat. Oman sits on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and Salalah is a popular tourist destination in the sultanate.