A citizen died in the fourth decade and a citizen of an 11-year-old, two people were described as seriously and moderately injured in a tank degradation accident (cement mixer) and his overturning on a light vehicle, which occurred at the entrance to Al Bahia on the main street in Abu Dhabi.
The Deputy Director of the Traffic Zones Department in the Abu Dhabi Police, Lt. Col. Dr. Abdullah Al-Suwaidi, stated that the Command and Control Center in the Operations Department in the Central Operations Sector of Abu Dhabi Police received a report stating the occurrence of a collision of a dock and a rotor, which led to the deterioration of the tank over the damaged light vehicle. She secured the site and planned the accident.
Field procedures were quickly taken, the injured were taken to neighboring hospitals to provide necessary treatment, and the road was secured and cleared of damaged vehicles.
In addition, the head of the Investigation and Serious Accidents Department at the External Areas Traffic Department, Major Abdullah Khamis Al-Azizi, attributed the cause of the accident to excessive speed without observing the road conditions, which led to the deterioration of the tank over the damaged vehicle, and led to the accident.
He called on the drivers of vehicles and road users to take care and caution, adhere to the prescribed speeds, and take into account the road conditions and not to be busy while driving the vehicle.