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Fujairah court rejects truck driver's appeal against Dh600,000 diya
The Fujairah Appeal Court has upheld a lower court sentence of an Afghan national to six months in jail and a fine of Dh600,000 in diya (blood money) for causing the death of three Emiratis in a traffic accident.
- By Fuad Ali, Staff Reporter
- Published: 16:34 April 29, 2008
Fujairah: The Fujairah Appeal Court has upheld a lower court sentence of an Afghan national to six months in jail and a fine of Dh600,000 in diya (blood money) for causing the death of three Emiratis in a traffic accident.
Last month, the Fujairah Traffic Court ruled that the truck driver from Afghanistan caused the three-vehicle pile up on the Towayeen-Dibba road on the 23rd of February by entering the road without making sure it was clear of traffic.
An Emirati was the first to crash his car against the truck and died immediately.
Following closely behind was a third car with three UAE nationals on board, which was also unable to avoid colliding with the first two vehicles.
Two of the Emiratis on board the third car also died at the scene with the third man taken to hospital in a serious condition.
After finding him guilty of causing the accident, the Fujairah Traffic Court awarded Dh200,000 to the families of each of the three dead men, as per Sharia law. The truck driver's appeal against the sentence was rejected by the Appeal Court.
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