Two people were seriously injured in two accidents in Dubai on Tuesday.

Brigadier Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen of Dubai Traffic Police said an Asian was seriously injured in a run-over accident on Jumeirah Road near Burj Al Arab Hotel at around 12.30am on Tuesday.

Brigadier Al Zafeen said, in the second accident, a Jordanian man was seriously hurt when the motorcycle he was riding crashed in to a taxi in Jumeirah Village 2 at around 1am.