GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Three people were killed Thursday in two car accidents in the Gaza Strip, a Health Ministry spokesman said.

A speeding car crashed into a mechanics shop in Khan Younis, killing the shop's owner Muhammad al-Astal, 33, and customer Amara al-Farra, 30. Two children were injured in the incident, Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an.

Meanwhile, 24-year-old Muayyad Abdul-Karim died when his car collided with another car on a coastal road in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, al-Qidra said.

The other driver, Ahmad Talibani, was seriously injured in the accident.