A truck crash in Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates, has killed 14 people and left dozens more injured, the UAE's interior ministry said. The UAE truck accident took place at the entrance of the eastern emirate just before midnight, when a truck driver lost control in slow-moving traffic. Officials said the crash involved 23 vehicles, including five trucks.
How the crash unfolded
According to the ministry's statement, the truck first collided with another vehicle, then overturned and struck other vehicles that had stopped because of the slow traffic. The impact set the truck on fire, and the blaze spread to several other vehicles, which the ministry said caused heavy loss of life. Police, paramedics and civil defence crews rushed to the scene to put out the fire, move the injured to hospital and secure the site.
Victims and identification
Fujairah Police said 30 people were injured and taken to hospital. Half of them have been discharged after treatment, while the rest remain in medical care. Police also said DNA tests are being used to identify the bodies of the dead, and that some of those killed were Emirati nationals.
The Indian consulate in the UAE said Indian citizens were also among the dead. It said it has reached out to bereaved families and is working with local authorities to provide assistance. The authorities listed the nationalities of those affected as Emirati, Omani, Indian, Brazilian, Pakistani, Jordanian and Egyptian. No breakdown by nationality has been given so far.
Response and what comes next
The interior ministry and police expressed their condolences to the families of the dead and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. The ministry's statement did not say what caused the driver to lose control. Specialist teams remained at the site, and identification of the victims is still under way.
Families seeking information about relatives who may have been caught up in this UAE truck accident should follow updates from the UAE authorities.
Aasan alfaaz mein
UAE ke Fujairah ke entrance par ek truck ka driver dheemi traffic mein control kho baitha, aur raat aadhi raat se pehle 23 gaariyon ka hadsa ho gaya. Is hadse mein 14 log halak aur 30 zakhmi hue, aur un ki qaumiyat ki list mein Pakistani bhi shamil hain. Jin gharon ke log wahan safar kar rahe hain, unhe official updates par nazar rakhni chahiye. Dheemi traffic mein gaadi ka faasla rakhna aur aage ruki hui gaadiyon par nazar rakhna zaroori hai.
