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29 March 2024

One woman dead, 16 hurt in accident

The badly damaged vehicle after the accident (Supplied)

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By Mohammad Al Sadafy

A woman was killed and 16 others were wounded in an accident today (Thursday) morning at 9:30 in Amman Street, Muhaisnah 2 area.

The accident involved a pickup and a minibus transporting male and female employees.

Major General Anas Al Matrooshi, Director-General of the Department of Transport & Rescue at Dubai Police, said the incident occurred because of the sudden deviation by the pickup.

After visiting the accident site, he revealed that the pickup driver put hard brakes to stop at the red light but lost control and the vehicle veered towards left, hitting the bus, which was carrying male and female employees.

Due to the collision, a woman died while 16 other bus passengers suffered injuries in the accident. Those passengers who suffered serious injuries were transported to Rashid Hospital for treatment.

Major General Al Matrooshi explained that the rescue teams moved immediately to the site of the accident, where the woman was found dead at the site and other injured passengers.

Transport and Rescue Teams pulled out a male and three female passengers stuck in the bus due to the collision after 13 minutes of hard work.

Major General Al Matrooshi praised efforts of members of all the departments and the speed of response which helped to transport injured passengers quickly to the hospital.