Minibus crashes into bank after dodging taxi in Sharjah

Police say driver hit accelerator instead of brake and ploughed into building in Sharjah

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Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter
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Aghaddir Ali/Gulf News
Aghaddir Ali/Gulf News

Sharjah: A minibus crashed into the Sharjah Islamic bank branch on King Faisal Road on Monday after swerving to avoid a taxi.

Although there was severe damage to the building there were no injuries, police said.

A Sharjah police official told Gulf News that the bus driver had intended to push the brake after avoiding the taxi but accidently stepped on the accelerator, sending the bus into a wall of the bank.

The incident was reported to police around 10.30am.

Police arrived at the scene of the incident and had to remove the minibus from the bank with a crane.

The collision and removal of the vehicle caused heavy damage to the offices of the deputy director of the bank as well as the office of a director, a bank spokesperson told Gulf News.

“At around 10.30am, all of the bank’s employees were busy with clients’ transactions when we heard a sound like a bomb... all of us were in shock,” he said. “We wanted to realise what happened. Then we moved to check what happened. We found that a minibus crashed inside the office.”

The spokesman added: “The bus driver was in a state of shock at that time and he did not say even one word.”

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