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Schoolchildren escape unhurt after accident in Fujairah

Children onboard a school bus escaped unhurt after a collision with a minibus transporting workers on Sunday afternoon.

  • By Fuad Ali, Staff Reporter
  • Published: 17:14 October 5, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • No one was hurt in the accident, which could have been much worst if the minibus did not break in time.
  • Image Credit: Fuad Ali/Gulf News

Fujairah: Children onboard a school bus escaped unhurt after a collision with a minibus transporting workers on Sunday afternoon.

The incident happened at an accident black-spot in Al Faseel area of Fujairah as the school bus was attempting to make a U-turn.

No one was hurt in the accident, which could have been much worst if the minibus did not break in time.

Up to a dozen children were onboard at the time of the accident.

The U-turn in King Faisal Road has witnessed a number of previous accidents as it is also used by some motorists as an entry point to a large residential area.

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