UAE | Traffic and Transport
Fiery car crash shocks residents
At least one man died when the sports car he was driving spun out of control and burst into flames on Shaikh Zayed Road last night, trapping him inside.
- By Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:05 November 26, 2008
- Image Credit: Scott Shuey/Gulf News
- Paramedics and police officers at the scene could not approach the burning vehicle as the fire was too intense.
Dubai: At least one man died when the sports car he was driving spun out of control and burst into flames on Shaikh Zayed Road last night, trapping him inside.
The crash and resulting fireball at about 9:54pm brought residents in nearby apartment buildings and passing motorists running out with fire extinguishers, while traffic ground to a halt.
Paramedics and police officers at the scene could not approach the burning vehicle as the fire was too intense.
Finally, a water tanker had to be brought from a nearby construction site to put out the fire.
Distraught friends were seen circling the burning shell, weeping openly and lashing out at any passers-by who stopped to take photographs of the accident.
A bystander who witnessed the accident told Gulf News the man had been speeding.
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