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The National
4 days ago
- The National
Saudi Arabia's ‘Sleeping Prince' dies after 20 years in coma
Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, known to millions as Saudi Arabia's 'Sleeping Prince', has died after spending 20 years in a coma, his family announced on Saturday. The prince, a nephew of billionaire Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, had been in a coma since being admitted to hospital following a car accident in 2005. A family statement posted on X expressed "profound sadness and sorrow" over the death of the prince. It said his funeral will take place in Riyadh on Sunday. Videos and photographs of Prince Al Waleed connected to a life-support machine have been shared by members of his family over the years. One showed him covered with a Saudi Arabian flag with the words "Our Country is in Our Hearts". In a video shared by his family five years ago, he was seen moving his fingers, giving hope to wellwishers who had hoped to see him make a full recovery.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Chinese woman is disabled in car crash, lover disappears after pledging support
The boyfriend of a Chinese woman has shocked social media by abandoning her just three months after she was made paraplegic in a car accident for which he was primarily responsible. On April 5, the woman, surnamed Bai, 25, was travelling with her boyfriend, surnamed Zhang, and members of his family near a reservoir in Gansu province, northwestern China. Zhang was at the wheel and Bai was the front-seat passenger. Bai was in the front passenger seat when the car she was travelling in veered into the opposite lane. Photo: Douyin Tragedy struck when Zhang reportedly became distracted while making a right turn, causing his car to swerve into the oncoming lane and collide head-on with a truck. His car also hit a smaller vehicle behind the truck. Police later determined that Zhang was primarily responsible because he had violated traffic laws by driving into the opposite lane, while the truck driver bore secondary responsibility. Zhang and his family only suffered minor injuries, but Bai's were catastrophic. She suffered spinal cord damage and multiple fractures, leading to paraplegia.
