MUSCAT: Students of Sri Lankan School in Muscat on Monday mourned the untimely death of their three classmates on Saturday on the school premises.
Afaaf Ahamed Zakee, Nawal Ahamed Zakee and Faiq Ahamed Muazaam, all students of Sri Lankan School, died in a road crash in Jebel Akdhar on Saturday.
Seven Sri Lankans – two adults and five children – were on a weekend trip when the mishap happened.
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The group comprised the father, mother and their three children along with two other children.
On Sunday, the Sri Lankan school remained closed to mourn the death.
“We paid a homage on the school premises on Monday morning for all the students and staff” an official at the Sri Lankan school told The Arabian Stories.
“Now, we pray for the speedy recovery of the father and brother of Afaaf and Nawal, and brother of Muazaam,” the official added.
The school officials confirmed that the accident happened as the father of Afaaf and Nawal lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a fixed object.
A senior official from the Sri Lankan embassy in Oman also confirmed to The Arabian Stories, that the bodies will be buried here in Oman.
