Abu Dhabi: A 19-year-old American woman died on Saturday after her Lamborghini hit a curb and caught fire near the Reem island bridge in Abu Dhabi.
Upon receiving the call at approximately 3.30pm, the Civil Defense, Abu Dhabi Police and the General Directorate of Central Operations’ ambulance all moved towards the location of the accident, according to First Lieutenant Abdullah Hamad Al Tamimi, head of the Customer Service Centre at the General Directorate of Civil Defence in Abu Dhabi.
Al Tamimi revealed that the vehicle made a violent swerve which may have been the cause of the incident, although investigations are still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the US Embassy has declined to comment out of “privacy considerations”.
