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Sharjah Police arrest a driver who ran over a woman and fled

The General Command of Sharjah Police arrested an Arab driver who fled after his vehicle ran over a foreign woman, causing her immediate death and severe injuries to her child, only 8 hours after the accident.

In detail, a report was received to the Central Operations Room of the Sharjah Police General Command, stating that there had been a run-over accident on Al Taawun Street. As a result, the relevant traffic patrols moved to the location of the communication, to verify and take the necessary measures, and it turned out that a foreign woman and her child were crossing the road from a place not designated for pedestrian crossing. As a result, they were run over and the driver fled immediately after the accident.

Traffic tracking systems and smart cameras contributed to the search and investigation of the vehicle after generalizing its specifications and the expected possibilities according to its last presence, and to identify it and locate it accurately. The fugitive driver was arrested in a sandy area near the accident site.

 Sharjah Police called on the public to be careful while cutting the road, and not to cross except from the places designated for them, stressing that it will not be lenient in applying the law to violators of traffic and traffic regulations, and trying to escape from traffic patrols, and everything that poses a threat to the lives of road users, and calls on drivers to abide The speed limit on the emirate’s roads, and not excessive speed, as it is a major cause of accidents that result in loss of life.

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