Three killed in Sharjah car crash
The accident happened due to lack of attention and speeding, according to Sharjah Police
Sharjah: Three people were killed and a fourth person sustained injuries in a horrific car accident on Saturday in Sharjah
The victims were two Iraqis identified as M.A.M., 22, and A.H.K.A., 22, and one Emirati identified as A.H.A., 23.
The accident happened on the Sharjah-Nazwa Road when the Iraqi driver and his friend travelling in a saloon car entered the main road from a side road and crashed into a SUV driven by the Emirati driver.
The driver of the SUV reportedly lost control and turned over several times, the police said.
Police added that the two Iraqis and the Emirati driver were killed on the spot. Their bodies were stuck inside the vehicle and the team from Civil Defence used cutters to remove their bodies from the vehicles.
A police officer told Gulf News the accident happened after midnight. The passenger with the Emirati driver survived the crash and was moved to Al Qasimi Hospital.
Colonel Ahmad Bin Darwish, director of the Traffic and Patrol Department, urged motorists to abide by the speed limit and adhere to traffic rules to avoid such accidents.
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