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Timeline: crashes caused by poor visibility
A timeline of crashes caused by poor visibility
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 April 8, 2011
April 2, 2011 A massive pile-up involving 127 vehicles occurred on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway caused by heavy morning fog that injured 61 people.
January 9, 2011 Two people were killed and 15 sustained injuries in separate road accidents that took place on several main and internal roads in Abu Dhabi due to low visibility and heavy fog at dawn.
September 14, 2010 Two youngsters were killed in a crash along the Tarif-Sweihan highway in Abu Dhabi due to foggy weather conditions.
March 10, 2010 Foggy weather conditions led to a serious road accident, which left one person dead and several others injured, involving 20-30 vehicles along the Lehbab-Jebel Ali Road, Dubai.
July 5, 2009 Three people died and two others were injured in four traffic accidents that took place in Abu Dhabi due to low visibility.
August 16, 2008 Over 17 cars crashed on the Al Ain highway, causing major traffic congestion on the road. The accident started when a taxi drifted off the road because of low visibility and foggy conditions, and bumped into a barrier on the road.
March 11, 2008 At least three people were killed and nearly 350 were injured in a horrific 60 vehicle pile-up on the Abu-Dhabi highway near Ghantoot caused by poor visibility due to think fog and lack of attention by motorists.
November 17, 2007 One person was killed and 13 people were injured, in accidents, in Dubai as a result of fog.
August 11, 2007 Seven people were killed and 11 injured in a bus and car collision caused by low visibility, fog and carelessness on Emirates Road.
- Compiled from Gulf News archive
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