Dubai: Commuters were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on Sunday morning as they were ready to start the week ahead on a positive note. However, they were soon in for an unpleasant surprise.
@trafficdxb
— Gaby -SAVER🍎 (@Gabgoub1) November 20, 2016
Horrible traffic on SZR starting from Discovery Gardens exit & SZR AD➡️DXB #Traffic #DriveSafely pic.twitter.com/Y7eUFTr4ii
Traffic along Shaikh Zayed Road in Dubai stood to a halt due to a bus that allegedly caught on fire near the Dubai Internet City metro station.
Accident on #SZR opp Tecom / Barsha Heights towards #WTC / #Sharjah. Congestion building up fast. Drive safe. pic.twitter.com/QhD5zA45Gp
— TrafficDXB (@trafficdxb) November 20, 2016
Motorists said they took nearly two hours to make their way across the city, as further accidents continued to pile out along Dubai’s busy roads.
Towards #dubai direction, traffic at a standstill ,almost
— ap (@apwitter) November 20, 2016
One of the major accidents that affected traffic on Sunday morning was reportedly along the exit ramp from E77 to Shaikh Zayed Road, which took place near the UAE Exchange metro station at around 7.20am.
Traffic was further aggravated in Dubai as another accident was reported near Al Barsha area, next to the Jebel Ali Race Course.
The highways were not spared either, as an accident also took place at the intersection of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed (MBZ) Road, close to the interchange on Airport Road.
Heavy congestion could also be seen in the direction towards Deira, due to an accident that occurred at Al Rebat Street, which caused a heavy backlog of traffic up to MBZ Road.
