GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Two men died and two children were wounded on Thursday in a car crash in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, medics said.

Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesman of Gaza's health ministry, said that the accident occurred near Dar al-Salam hospital in Khan Younis.

Mohammad al-Astal, 33, and Amara al-Fara, 30, were killed.

Two other children were wounded and transferred to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis for treatment. The driver of the car fled.