Man, child killed in run-over accidents

Published Thursday, March 14, 2013

By Mohammed Al Sadafy

A man and a two-year-old child were killed in run-over accidents in Dubai on Wednesday, a senior police official said.

Major General Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen, Director-General at Department of Traffic in Dubai Police, said the first accident took place on Sheikh Zayed Road on Wednesday evening when a car ran over a man identified only as Asian national. He said this is fifth such accident when a man was run over by a vehicle on the busy Sheikh Zayed Road highway.

The second accident took place in Hor Al Anz area near Abu Hill clinic on Wednesday evening when a pick-up, driven by an Indian national, ran over a two-year-old child killing him instantly.

The driver said he couldn’t see the child because the boy suddenly tried to cross the street, giving the driver no time to press brakes.

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