Lucky escape for family of seven in horrific crash

Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah: A family of seven escaped death after the car in which they were travelling rolled over before crashing on the Masafi-Fujairah road.

All seven family members, including four children under the age of ten, were taken to Fujairah Hospital on Tuesday at 4.30am.

Two were discharged soon after, but five were kept overnight under medical observation.

The family was on the way to Khor Fakkan from Sharjah. The 19-year-old driver claimed to have been startled by an animal on the road, which he didn't identify. It is not uncommon to encounter farm animals like donkeys on the mountainous routes of the east coast.

Cars impounded

Meanwhile, in Ras Al Khaimah, police seized 46 vehicles and registered a total of 296 traffic violations during the weekend.

Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Al Bogham, who heads the Police Patrols, said 39 vehicles were impounded in the tourist area of Awafi, where huge numbers of people have been spending their holidays.

He added that the vehicles in Awafi were seized mainly for reckless driving, forging number plates or plying the streets without any number plate at all.