A priest and two members of the church board of Taha al-‘Ameda died after an accident with a speeding car driven by a police officer in the early hours of Sunday May 2. Problems started after six meters of a poorly built fence the old Mar Mina church in Taha al-‘Ameda collapsed because of a strong wind. Local Christians wanted to restore this immediately. Officer Ahmad Kelani wanted to the priest and members of the church to the police station to file a police report for illegal construction of the fense. The officer drove the car. The truck plunged in the canal and killed father Mikhael and two members of the church council, while the officer was able to save his life. Two other members of the church council were badly injured.