EDIS Number: VI-20140722-44632-ARE
Date / time: 22/07/2014 14:42:11 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Middle-East
Country: United Arab Emirates
State/County: Emirate of Sharjah
Location: Sharjah [Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Rd]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: 38 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: N/A
Description:
A bus carrying 38 Indian workers flipped over after it was hit from behind by a truck on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in Sharjah. All of the workers on board were hurt in the accident on Tuesday morning, said Maj Abdel Rahman Khattir, director of the Traffic Media and Awareness Department at Sharjah Police. Two workers were seriously hurt, 28 suffered minor injuries, and eight had moderate injuries. Police said the driver of the truck, an Indian man, was not paying attention to the road when he hit the rear of bus, driven by a Pakistani man. "The truck was coming from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road towards Al Ittihad Road, and the bus was approaching from Ajman's industrial area towards Al Ittihad Road," said Maj Khattir. "The truck driver's lack of focus led to the accident, in which the bus flipped. All 38 people on the bus were transferred to hospital." Police said that the some of the injured were taken to Al Qasimi hospital and Al Kuwait hospital in Sharjah. Others were treated at Shiekh Khalifah Hospital in Ajman. "Motorists must always stay focused on the road and take precautions by wearing their seatbelts and abiding by speed limits," said Maj Khattir. "They should never be distracted when they are on the road for their safety and the safety of others."
