The driver killed 17 and injured 13 others

"Dubai discrimination" brings the curtain down on the "Eid Bus" case, with a lighter ruling

Today, the Dubai Court of Cassation upheld a ruling by the Court of Appeal to reduce the sentence from 7 years imprisonment to one year in prison for the bus driver who caused the death of 17 people and injury to 13 others in June 2019 in what was known as the "Eid Bus" accident.

The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal against the appeal ruling, also supporting the obligation of the accused driver to have a legal compensation for the victims of the accident, with a total value of 3 million and 400 thousand dirhams, in addition to a fine of 50 thousand dirhams, and also supported the cancellation of the deportation decision against the accused driver.

The Traffic and Traffic Court had ruled, in the first instance of litigation, to imprison the offending driver 55 years 7 years in addition to the amount of blood money and the fine, after being referred by the prosecution on charges of accidentally causing the death of 17 passengers and wounding 13 others with varying injuries, in addition to damaging property, and demanding the application of the stipulated penalties In respect of crimes committed by the driver who caused the accident, in accordance with applicable federal laws.

After inspecting the site of the accident, the prosecution concluded that it occurred on a road consisting of four lanes leading to the entrance to the Rashidiya metro station, and there are two lanes on the road designated for heavy buses and taxis on the right of the road, while the other two lanes on the left were designated for light vehicles, and made sure that there were signs Intermittent lighting warning 342 meters from the collision site, showing the designated lane and the permissible heights for vehicles of all kinds, including heavy buses, and warning of bumps on the road to slow down speed, in addition to two large-sized hanging instructional panels to alert drivers to the mandatory lane, the first At a distance of 317 meters from the collision site, the second before the iron barrier that hit the bus, in addition to a sign specifying the road speed of 40 kilometers, and an exit for high-rise vehicles before the iron barrier.

The investigations established, based on the technical reports reviewed by the Public Prosecution, that the bus driver drove the bus on the second lane from the left, designated for light vehicles, at a speed of 94 kilometers per hour, which is twice more than the speed limit, and that he hit a low-level hanging warning curtain - used to alert high-altitude vehicles - then He continued on his way until the bus hit an iron barrier that cuts the road horizontally from the left side, resulting in the death of 15 passengers immediately, and two later, and the other passengers were injured with varying injuries and were taken to the hospital, in addition to severe damage to the bus that continued its way after the collision for a distance of 44 meters .

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