Abu Dhabi Police hold them responsible.. and warn against impeding the arrival of the "ambulance"
Intruders cause the death of accident victims
Abu Dhabi Police warned of the danger of non-specialized persons attempting to wrongly assist the traffic victims, causing harm to them, warning that in such cases they will be held legally responsible.The Director of the Traffic Studies and Research Branch in Abu Dhabi Police, Captain Engineer Mohammed Hamad Al-Esai, confirmed , recording deaths of people injured in traffic accidents, due to unqualified people getting off their vehicles when seeing the accident, and trying to help the injured and transfer him to the hospital, advising individuals not to interfere and deal with the injured in accidents, as it is a specialized and trained ambulance, rescue and emergency teams that are concerned and authorized to transport the injured Al-Esai warned that there is a legal responsibility for the person who initiates assistance to the injured in a way that causes him harm, if he is not qualified to do so and is not part of the response team.
Alesayi warned intruders not to gather around traffic accident sites and stop on highways to witness an accident, as it causes vehicles to slow down in the vicinity of traffic accidents, as well as obstructing the arrival of ambulances to extend a helping hand to the injured.
He cautioned that there are some people injured in traffic accidents who need quick treatment, medical intervention, and transfer to the hospital. The crowd obstructs the arrival of ambulances to them, explaining that the crowd is any act that obstructs traffic or gathers around a traffic accident, whether by vehicle or on foot, and it is a behavior Caused by people's curiosity to see the accident or to photograph.
He revealed the danger of crowds in traffic accidents that may lead to deaths, citing a recent accident on a highway, and a woman stopped her vehicle to watch it, and a vehicle hit her at 100 km from behind, which led to the woman's death due to the force of the shock, attributing the cause of the accident to the crowd.
He urged drivers to pay attention while driving, especially during the peak period in which traffic accidents increase.
In addition, Abu Dhabi Police confirmed that it applies a violation of traffic obstruction "gathering" during accidents, and the value of it is 1,000 dirhams, to reduce crowds and random parking of vehicles on the roads, and to prevent traffic jams in the places where the accident occurred.
She stressed that filming traffic accidents, publishing their photos and exchanging them on social media is a legally criminal behavior in accordance with the text of Article (197 bis 2) of the Penal Code, which punishes imprisonment and a fine (anyone who uses a means of communication, information technology, or any other means). dissemination of information or news, even if it is true).
Abu Dhabi Police called for the necessity of making way for ambulances and civil defense to reach the accident sites to perform their humanitarian tasks in rescuing the injured, explaining that crowds usually lead to accidents as a result of vehicles parking in accident sites and the crossing of curious pedestrians to the accident sites, oblivious to the movement of vehicles, which leads to accidents. to their exposure to accidents.
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