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Two children among five killed in Abu Dhabi road accidents
Five people were killed, including two children, in accidents on Sunday.
- By Rayeesa Absal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:32 March 10, 2008
- Image Credit: Supplied Picture
- A speeding car rammed against another, killing three people on the way to Abu Dhabi International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
Abu Dhabi: Five people were killed, including two children, in accidents on Sunday.
One man and two children were killed on the spot when a speeding vehicle hit another car which rammed against a palm tree.
The accident happened in the afternoon on the way to Abu Dhabi International Airport. There were five passengers in the car. The two other men in the car were also injured, one of them seriously.
In another accident involving four trucks, two men were killed near Al Ajban in the outskirts of the city.
A small truck coming from Dubai to Abu Dhabi hit a truck ahead of it which collided with a tanker carrying petrol.
Trying to avoid a collision, the driver of the tanker hit another truck transporting iron rods. Both the trucks fell off the bridge and caught fire, killing its drivers, both Asians. The speeding smaller truck is being cited as the cause of the accident by the officials. One person was injured in the accident.
Colonel Adil Hamad Al Shamsi, Director of the Traffic and Patrols section of Abu Dhabi Police, said speeding was the cause of the accidents.
The traffic department at the Ministry of Interior did a comparative study of traffic offences across the country during the first five days after the new law took effect on March 1 with offences on the last five days before the law.
"As per our study, certain serious traffic offences have dropped by over 90 per cent since the new law took effect," said Colonel Gaith Hassan Al Za'abi, Director of the Traffic Department at the Ministry of Interior.
In total, 999 traffic violations were recorded from February 25 to 29. The figure dropped to 133 violations during the five-day period from March 1 to 5.
There has been a remarkable drop in the number of people exceeding the speed limit by over 60km/ h, said Al Za'abi. While 548 such violations were recorded on the last five days before the law, only 34 offences were committed after March 1.
While jumping red lights have gone down from 212 to 20 over the same period, reckless driving has dropped from 99 violations to 17.
About 13 major accidents happened during these five days, Al Za'abi said.
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