Dubai: Two people were killed and three others were injured in four separate road accidents on Monday, Dubai police said. The first accident took place on Emirates Road near the Tripoli Bridge to Abu Dhabi. Three vehicles collided. The reason was that the safe distance was not maintained. Authorities said a 30-year-old man was seriously injured in the crash and Rashid was taken to hospital for treatment.
A motorcyclist and a lorry collided on the Dubai-Hatta road, killing the biker in the second accident. Failure to maintain a safe distance may result in an accident. In another accident, a 40-year-old man was killed on the spot when he was hit by an unauthorized vehicle on the Dubai-Hatta road. The vehicle collided when it reached the end of the first lane of the road. Fourth, four vehicles collided head-on with a lorry on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road in front of the city center Mirdif on Abu Dhabi due to speeding and carelessness. Rashid was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries.
The director of the Dubai Police’s Traffic Department, Brie, said the accidents were caused by serious traffic violations, including speeding and not keeping the required distance between vehicles. Saif Muhair al-Masroui said. Warns against speeding, inappropriate overtaking, sharp turns and careless driving. He also urged the public to follow traffic rules to save lives.
During the first ten days of Ramadan, three people were killed and 34 were injured in road accidents. The number of traffic accidents and deaths has risen from one death in 29 accidents last year during Ramadan to five deaths in 51 accidents this year.