Ali Samman Okaz/Saudi Gazette AL-BAHA – A 34-year-old Saudi man died while his wife and two children sustained severe injuries after their car plunged off a bridge that was under construction on Friday in Baljurashi. The accident was the result of a chase by members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a). The man's wife, who was five months pregnant, sustained severe contusions and abrasions and doctors say her right hand may be amputated. The couple's son was in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit while their four-year-old daughter was in stable condition. Investigators are trying to figure out the events that led to the accident, said Lt. Col. Saad Tarad, spokesman for Al-Baha Police. Okaz newspaper contacted Nasser Al-Zahrani, a spokesman for the Hai'a, for a comment but he declined to speak on the phone and relayed a message saying that he was busy and should be contacted later. Teams from the Civil Defense and Saudi Red Crescent Authority removed the injured from the wreckage and rushed them to the hospital. The husband's corpse is being kept in the morgue and has not been buried, pending investigations. The deceased's brother said his brother and family were picnicking at a park. As they began to leave shortly after midnight, they were approached by a Hai'a member who complained their car stereo was on loudly. His brother and the Hai'a member argued for a while before he left with his family.
