Family from Kerala loses twin brother and sister and their three-year-old nephew
Fujairah: Three members of an Indian expat family from Kerala were killed in a road accident in Fujairah on Wednesday night, the family confirmed to Gulf News on Thursday morning.
The victims were 21-year-old twin siblings Mohamed Asmi Siddique and Misna Jubin Siddique, and their three-year-old nephew, Muhammed Faiz, the family said.
The twins were the youngest of four children of Siddique Thuppilikkatt, who is from Kerala, while the toddler was the son of his elder daughter.
Speaking to Gulf News from a hospital in Fujairah, Siddique said the accident occurred near Fujairah Court House as the family members were returning home to Fujairah from Sharjah.
He said the car driven by his son, who died, reportedly collided with a truck.
His elder daughter and three of her other children survived the crash with injuries and are now out of danger, he said.
Earlier on Thursday morning, Fujairah Police said several people were killed and others injured in a serious traffic accident involving a lorry and several vehicles on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street near the entrance to Fujairah.
It is not immediately clear if the Indian family lost their loved ones in the same accident. Gulf News has reached out to Fujairah Police for comments.
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