At approximately 08.30am on 13th August 24,  a truck and trailer that was enroute from Ghabah to Fahud departed from the main blacktop road onto an area of open ground to avoid a collision with an overtaking private vehicle. The truck buffeted on the rough ground during this the driver managed to control the vehicle and bring the vehicle to a stop. When the vehicle came to a rest, some damage had been sustained to the vehicle and one of the traffic road sign was damaged. The driver noted that he felt pain in his back at that time. PDO emergency services were contacted, and the evacuation was coordinated to the local Oaifia hospital. He was subsequently transferred to Nizwa hospital where medical tests revealed a fracture in his back (Burst fracture in L2).