RIYADH: One expatriate Malayali lost his life in a truck accident in Saudi on Saturday. Four people, including a Malayali, died in an accident on Al-Shafa Road, in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Kozhikode Chakkittapara native Joel Thomas (28) died in the accident.

The other three victims include natives of Uttar Pradesh, Bangladesh and Sudan. All four are employees of an event management firm in Saudi Arabia. They were returning with materials after attending an event when the truck skidded on the serpentine roads and overturned. The vehicle caught fire in the incident, charring the four travellers to death.