Four people died and 11 others were injured, ranging from severe, medium to minor, in a traffic accident yesterday evening on Emirates Road between a medium bus and a truck that broke down in the middle of the road.
The Director of the Traffic Department, Brigadier Saif Muheir Al Mazrouei, said that the command and control center in the General Operations Department received a notification at about 7:10 minutes yesterday, stating that a collision occurred between a bus and a truck on the Emirates Street near Umm Al Nahd Bridge towards the Emirate of Sharjah.
Brigadier Saif Al Mazrouei added that, upon receiving the report, the alternatives of the inspection experts moved from the Traffic Accidents Department to the accident scene to inspect it, gather evidence to find out the reasons that led to it, while the traffic patrols organized traffic and traffic, secured the accident site, and facilitated the arrival of ambulances and rescue vehicles To the place to carry out her tasks, and the necessary procedures were taken quickly, and the injured were taken to Rashid Hospital to provide them with the necessary treatment.
On how the accident occurred, he explained that the truck broke down on the third lane on the right side on Emirates Road, then its driver tried to take it to the road shoulder in conjunction with the passage of the bus that collided with it on the side, which led to the death of three people at the beginning, and then a fourth followed them due to his severe injury, and ranged The rest of the injuries were between one severe case, two moderate and eight minor injuries.
Brigadier Saif Al Mazrouei called on the drivers of vehicles and road users to take care and caution, adhere to the set speeds, and take into account the road conditions and not to worry while driving the vehicle.