Hillah: Two female Arbaeen Pilgrims died in a traffic accident north of Hillah, the capital of Babylon Governorate, today, Friday.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, Director of Media for the Babylon Traffic Police, Brigadier General Zaher Mohammed, stated that the two women died in a run-over accident while returning from the Arbaeen pilgrimage in the Hindiya district. He further mentioned that the police have transferred the two bodies to the forensic medicine department and that the driver of the car involved in the accident has been arrested.