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Two Al Ghantoot accident victims still in intensive care
Two Al Ghantoot accident victims, an Indian and an Algerian, are still in intensive care at Al Rahba Hospital but are stable, hospital sources say.
Abu Dhabi: Two Al Ghantoot accident victims, an Indian and an Algerian, are still in intensive care at Al Rahba Hospital but are stable, hospital sources say.
One man was discharged on Friday. There are 10 other patients with no life threatening injuries.
Eleven patients were discharged from Al Mafraq Hospital on Friday while two accident victims are recovering after surgery at Shaikh Khalifa Medical City hospital, sources said.
Three people died and 347 were injured in the accident on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway last Tuesday. Two hundred and fifty cars were involved because of speeding on the fog-shrouded road at Al Ghantoot Bridge.
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