Woman injured as car hits signal box, another car in RAK
She lost control of the car that crashed into the traffic signal box
Ras Al Khaimah: A 34-year-old Emirati woman was injured after her car crashed into a traffic signal control box at an intersection here before hitting another vehicle, Ras Al Khaimah police said on Thursday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ahmad Al Naqbi, deputy director of Patrols and Traffic Department at the Ras Al Khaimah Police, said the woman lost control of the vehicle which hit the traffic signal box at an intersection on Shaikh Mohammad Bin Salim Road before crashing into another car.
“She suffered injuries, and the accident caused a traffic jam as the signals jammed,” Lt-Col Al Naqbi said in a statement. The woman was transferred to the hospital and an investigation into the incident launched.
Technicians attended to the damaged signal box as police officers closed a part of the road and diverted traffic.
