Dubai: A vehicle went up in flames on Shaikh Zayed Road on Sunday afternoon, at around 2.35pm, following an accident involving a number of vehicles near Jebel Ali.
14:37#TrafficUpdate | A multi-vehicle traffic #accident on SZR after Danube Metro Station towards Abu Dhabi.
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Dubai police confirmed that a multi-vehicle accident had occurred on the main road linking Dubai and Abu Dhabi, after the Danube Metro station, on the Abu Dhabi-bound lane.
Breaking: A multi vehicle traffic accident on SZR, just past the Danube metro station towards Abu Dhabi. Credit GN reader pic.twitter.com/G2ZXEboS39
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Firefighters helped put out tthe flames while emergency workers rushed to the scene to attend to the victims.
A helicopter, three ambulances and two fire trucks were deployed to the scene. At least five cars were involved in the smashup, one of which was gutted.
It was not immediately clear what triggered the accident.
More details to follow.