JEDDAH – A speeding car driven by a Saudi national hit the outer gates of the Grand Mosque in Makkah late Friday, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The man has been arrested and legal action has been initiated against him.
Video posted on social media shows an apparently out of control car crashes through the barricades in the courtyard before ramming into one of the large doors.
متحدث #إمارة_مكة سلطان الدوسري :
الجهات الأمنية بمكة تُباشر حادثة ارتطام مركبة بأحد أبواب #المسجد_الحرام نتيجة انحرافها أثناء سيرها بسرعة عالية بأحد الطرق المحيطة بالساحة الجنوبية اللحرم، ولم يصب أي شخص بأذى
..المقبوض عليه مواطن بحالة غير طبيعية ، وجارٍ إحالته للنيابة العامة pic.twitter.com/wOAPnq2YPf— إمارة منطقة مكة المكرمة (@makkahregion) October 30, 2020
The Makkah region has confirmed that fortunately there were no casualties. It added that the driver of the car was in an unusual condition.
Saudi man crashes car into gates of Mecca's Grand Mosque#kashmir #srinagar pic.twitter.com/BugSEXOdbQ
— Fab 𝕏 (@banday_farhan) October 31, 2020
The region further said the accident was caused by a car drifting and traveling in high speed at nearby roads of the Grand Mosque.
