10 accidents on Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway due to thick fog

At least 10 accidents and a three car pile up were reported on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway on Wednesday due to dense fog.

Daily commuters called in to inform Emirates 24/7 about the accidents while stating the fog was dense today compared to the past two days. The number of Dubai and Abu Dhabi police cars were patrolling the highway since morning.

“Generally, it takes me 60 to 80 minutes to reach my office in Abu Dhabi from Dubai Marina. It took me an additional hour to reach office today,” said Daniel G, who works with a private company in the capital.

“I did see a number of accidents and shattered glass on the highway. Though a lot of drivers were taking precaution and driving safely, four-wheel drivers just continued to drive fast.”

Suresh Menon, who works with an IT company in Abu Dhabi city, complained the drivers were not moving their cars off the road following any accident.

“They remained in the lanes for the police to arrive and thus clogging the traffic. Besides, it could led to accidents if someone failed to notice these cars.”

Menon added drivers were using the hazard light which was really confusing others.

“After putting on the hazard lights, they just changed the lanes recklessly… there were a number of cases of cars brushing each other.”

Early Wednesday morning, Dubai Police tweeted: “Please beware while driving, fog formation and low horizontal visibility levels on most parts of the country.”

In 2008, at least three people were killed and nearly 350 injured in a horrific 60 vehicle pile-up on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway near Ghantoot.

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