17 Died in Road Accidents in Dubai During Ramadan.Summary: DUBAI & SHARJAH -- Seventeen people died in road accidents and 70,000 traffic violations were recorded in Dubai during the first 15 days of Ramadan, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. traffic police authorities. According to Major Saif Muhair, Deputy Director of Traffic Department, speeding before iftar time and smoking while driving were the two major causes of the accidents. He pointed out that the Traffic Police officers noticed that most of the motorists did not bother to leave enough space between the cars, which resulted in a number of accidents. He said that some car drivers were found neglecting road discipline by driving on roadsides, causing traffic jams and accidents. Major Muhair said that after the introduction of new Salik gates, traffic flow had increased on alternative roads. During the first two days of Eid Al Fitr, four people were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in separate accidents in Dubai. A motorist suffered moderate injuries when he lost control over the steering and hit a car on Emirates Road Emirates Road (E311) (known in Arabic as شارع الإمارات) is one of the longest roads in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The road extends from Jebel Ali Free Zone up to Sharjah. . In another accident, the driver was severely injured when the truck he was driving overturned on Al Aweer Al Aweer is a suburb of Dubai, about 35 kilometres from the city centre. It was a farming village with Bedouin camps until the 1990s, when the city was hugely expanded and when the Emirates Road was established. Road. The driver's companion, too, suffered moderate injuries. A car knocked down a man when he was crossing the busy Al Khail Road at an undesignated place. The severely injured man was admitted to Rashid Hospital Rashid Hospital is a 454-bed general medical/surgical hospital in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and is a part of the Dubai Government Department of Health and Medical Services. . Meanwhile, three cars were gutted and four partly damaged in a fire that erupted around 5am on Wednesday on Al Wahda Road in Sharjah. Sharjah Police are carrying out investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire. amira@khaleejtimes.com Copyright 2008 Khaleej Times The Khaleej Times is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is published by Galadari Printing and Publishing L.L.C. with the Gulf News being its main competitor. . All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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