Two people were killed and two others were injured early Sunday after they were run over by a car near Gharnatah College in Irbid Governorate, some 80km north of Amman, the Civil Defense Department (CDD) said in a statement.

CDD rescue teams rushed to the scene, administered first aid to the injured and evacuated the dead bodies to the Prince Rashid Military Hospital, the statement added.

The injured were reported to be in moderate to serious condition, the CDD further said.