Abu Dhabi: Some 567 road accidents were reported due to fog during the last two days in Abu Dhabi.
UAE | Emergencies
567 road incidents due to fog this week
Accident reported in different areas of Abu Dhabi
- Staff Report
- Published: 18:32 January 29, 2013
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Todays traffic is not safe enough. All the drivers need more advance training and road safety awareness.
Imran Khan, Sharjah, Pakistan
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agreed Luke,
LINEESH, ABU DHABI, India
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It's not the fog that causes the accidents, it's the drivers.
Luke, London, United Kingdom
Abu Dhabi police have said that its operation room received a total of 567 incident calls including 281 on Monday and 286 on Tuesday. These were mostly about minor accidents
Director of the operations directorate, Lieutenant Colonel Nasser Sulaiman Al Maskari, urged drivers to take extra precautions during bad weather conditions especially when visibility is low.
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