Umm Al Quwain: An Asian worker succumbed to his injuries on Monday afternoon, following a run-over accident in Umm Al Quwain, Lieutenant colonel Saeed Obaid Bin Aran, director of the traffic department at Umm Al Quwain, told Gulf News Tuesday.
Aran said, the victim, identified as A.N.M., was hit by a heavy equipment which was being used in paving the bypass road being built in Umm Al Quwain.
“The accident occurred due to the driver’s careless driving as he did not notice the worker, who was cleaning and spreading the rubbles on the road, Moreover, the worker did not pay attention to the vehicle when it reversed on him ” Aran added
The police, ambulance and rescue teams rushed to the scene and transferred the injured worker to Umm Al Quwain hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Aran urged all motorists and drivers of all kinds of vehicle to abide by traffic laws and to develop mechanisms and standards for traffic safety at work sites in order to protect the lives of their workers.
Aran said that the accident was the second of its kind. A few months ago, a heavy vehicle belonging to the same company run over one of their road workers.
The driver was arrested and referred to public prosecution, Aran said.
