UAE | Traffic and Transport
Police sound warning as speeding claims three more lives on roads
Three people died and three others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in the past two days, police said.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:02 July 11, 2007
- A sewage tanker driver was speeding and swerved suddenly near the Dubai Country Club on the Dubai-Al Ain Road and the tanker fell on its side. The driver and the passenger had to be freed with hydraulic equipment.
- Image Credit:
Dubai: Three people died and three others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in the past two days, police said.
A 48-year-old woman was killed when the car driven by her daughter overturned on Dubai-Al Ain Road. Police said the accident took place as a result of speeding.
S.T., who was driving the vehicle lost control of the wheel, and hit the road median and the vehicle flipped over several times. The woman was killed on the spot.
Bike collision
In another accident a 15-year-old boy was killed after being run over in Al Karama. G.M., a 28-year-old driver was said to be speeding. He hit the Arab boy who was trying to cross the road. The boy was killed on the spot.
Another man, an Asian, died in an accident near the Dubai Police Academy. The victim was speeding while riding his motorbike and not paying attention to the road. He hit the car in front of him and sustained serious injuries. He was airlifted to the hospital but died on the way.
Another accident occurred yesterday at the beginning of Muscat Road near the Dubai Country Club.
S.S. was driving a sewage tanker coming from Dubai-Al Ain Road. As a result of speeding and swerving suddenly, the tanker turned over and the driver along with his companion sustained moderate injuries.
The Dubai Police rescue team used hydraulic equipment to free them.
Share this article
Related Articles
-
Motorist charged toll without using gate
Motorist charged toll without passing through Salik gates
-
Sharjah to activate paid parking meters
Sharjah to activate paid parking meters in several areas from Saturday
-
Road campaign offers six best tips to safe driving
Road campaign reveals six best practices to keep motorists accident-free
-
You can ride a water bus on Dubai Creek next week
You can ride long-awaited water bus on Dubai Creek from July 15
-
How Salik works
A guide to how the new 'Salik' Dubai road toll system operates
-
Commuters face torturous journey in the heat
Commuters face torturous journey in the heat
-
Course in defensive driving for safer roads
Course in defensive driving for safer roads
More from UAE Traffic and Transport
More from UAE
Popular in UAE
-
Have your say
Living in untidy homes
Do you think that people who live in untidy homes have bad character?
Latest news
- Emirati students in US set to rise
- No friends of mother Earth
- Tussle on for tertiary students
- Faded parking lines pose a problem
- UAE to announce H1N1 vaccination campaign
- Focus on best methods of crime investigation
- Benefits of pill-sized camera displayed
- Prosecutions need to adopt new technologies
- Big decline in robberies in Dubai
- Ministry to shut down typing centres
- Car stickers to identify new drivers on road
- So what will it take to float Gulf News' boat?
- Desalination faces 'severe' challenges
- Arab world's future is with solar energy
- Compulsory fitness test for new drivers
Community Reports
-
Faded parking lines pose a problem
Motorists could be fined for parking incorrectly even though they can hardly see the boundaries in the designated areas
-
School buses block residential parking
Commercial vehicles taking up free parking facilities in Al Wuheida, inconveniencing residents in surrounding villas
-
Community report: Doing their bit for poor children
A group of students takes concrete action to raise funds for Dubai Cares
-
Surprising truth of 'abandoned cars'
An Abu Dhabi resident believes that some mechanics are using parking spaces as rent-free workshops
