An Emirati youth was killed in a road accident in Ras Al Khaimah on Tuesday evening.
According to a report in Al Khaleej newspaper, the car he was travelling in collided head-on with a truck on the main raod in Al Gail area.
The Asian driver of the truck is critically injured.
Police sources said the accident was a result of reckless driving as one of the vehicles entered the main road without adequate checking.
Investigations are on, while the truck driver is being treated at a hospital.
Two men rescued from burning building in Ras Al Khaimah
In yet another near-fatal mishap, two Asians men were trapped in a building that went up in flames on Tuesday evening.
According to a report in Al Khaleej newspaper, the men were inside their apartment in Al Nakheel area in Ras Al Khaimah when fire broke out and they could not escape.
Residents of the area immediately alerts the police and civil defence departments who rushed to the site within minutes.
Firefighters managed to douze the flame before the men were could be injured.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Police have begun investigations.
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